BASEL, Switzerland, 18 January 2024 – Synendos Therapeutics AG, a world leader in innovative Endocannabinoid System (ECS) treatments, today announces that it has received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to commence the Phase 1 ‘first-in-human’ clinical trial of its lead asset, SYT-510, a first-in-class inhibitor that modulates a newly identified drug target in the Endocannabinoid System to restore healthy brain physiology.
The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will investigate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of single-ascending doses of SYT-510 in healthy adult participants.
Synendos is developing selective endocannabinoid reuptake inhibitors (SERIs) that influence the balance of the ECS in a novel mode of action. The ECS is a key neuromodulator system in the CNS which plays a significant role in how the body responds to stress. By rebalancing and restoring endogenous cannabinoid levels that are dysregulated in certain pathological conditions, this new mode of action has the potential to rebalance brain function in a holistic and pro-homeostatic way to treat neuropsychiatric disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Read more in the official press release.
