Our Story
Headquartered in San Diego, Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. is a clinical-stage, private biotechnology company focused on personalized (autologous) cell therapies to address diseases with high unmet medical need, beginning with autologous neuron replacement for Parkinson’s disease (PD).
As a leading iPSC platform company, we combine stem cell biology with the latest machine learning and genomic approaches to investigate patient-specific, restorative treatments. We have developed a best-in-class platform to create and characterize pluripotent-derived cell medicines, including in-house bioinformatics, manufacturing and QC.
Our History
The company was founded in 2018 by a group of research scientists from Dr. Jeanne Loring’s lab at The Scripps Research Institute, and a group of patient advocates from Summit for Stem Cell, who believed in the promise of early research demonstrating the potential benefits of cell replacement for Parkinson’s disease.
Our Mission and Vision
Mission
To develop and deliver iPSC-derived autologous cell replacement therapies for patients with unmet medical needs, beginning with Parkinson’s disease.
Vision
To be the leading developer of autologous iPSC-based therapies.
How we live our Values
Values
- Collaboration – We work collaboratively with each other, our investors & partners to achieve our vision
- Integrity – We are transparent with our intentions, and act like owners, taking responsibility for our results and our behavior
- Patient-centered – Patients helped found our company, are depending on us and are at the center of every decision
- Innovation – We strive for innovation in everything we do
- Performance – We focus on delivering our goals
What we have achieved
Achievements
- We are a clinical stage private company, conducting a Phase 1/2a clinical trial for our lead candidate (ANPD001) targeting idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, and preparing for our first IND file.
- We leverage proprietary AI-based genomics tools for comprehensive quality control which allows for a reduction in the time and cost of the manufacturing process required to produce a safe, reproducible, and personalized cell therapy.
- We have performed in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrating that our manufacturing protocol reliably produces A9-like dopamine releasing neurons when examined both physiologically and functionally.