Press Releases

Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Trial Uses Intraoperative MRI to Guide Precision Implantation of Patients’ Own Autologous Replacement Neurons

Aspen Neuroscience Announces MRI-Guided Transplantation Approach for ASPIRO Clinical Trial with the ClearPoint® Navigation System.

SAN DIEGO, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. announced today that it is utilizing the MRI-guided ClearPoint® Navigation System for all patients enrolled in the recently launched ASPIRO Phase 1/2a clinical trial for transplantation of dopaminergic neuron precursor cells (DANPCs) in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

Aspen Neuroscience Receives CLIN2 Grant for ANPD001 from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

Award Will Support the First U.S. Multi-center, Multi-patient Phase 1/2a Trial of an Autologous Neurological Therapy.

SAN DIEGO, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aspen Neuroscience, Inc., a California-based private biotechnology company developing personalized regenerative therapies, has received a CLIN2 grant award of $8 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the world’s largest institution dedicated to regenerative medicine, to support clinical research aimed at treating Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Aspen Neuroscience Announces First Patient Dosed in First-in-Human Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of Autologous Neuronal Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

First U.S. Multi-center, Multi-patient Phase 1/2a Trial of an Autologous Neurological Therapy.

SAN DIEGO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. announced that the first patient has been dosed in the ASPIRO trial, a Phase 1/2a open label clinical trial to assess safety and tolerability of ANPD001, an autologous, dopaminergic neuron cell replacement therapy for participants with moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease (PD). Aspen Neuroscience is a private biotechnology company developing personalized regenerative therapies.

Aspen Neuroscience to Present at Future of Parkinson’s Disease Conference

SAN DIEGO and AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — This week, Aspen Neuroscience will present to the Parkinson’s community at the Future of Parkinson’s Disease conference, held November 30 – December 3, in Austin. The joint annual conference is hosted by the Parkinson’s Foundation and the Parkinson Study Group.  In addition to multiple scientific presentations, Aspen Chief Executive Officer Damien McDevitt, PhD, and co-founder and

Aspen Neuroscience Cofounder Dr. Andrés Bratt-Leal Receives 2023 Biocom California Life Science Catalyst Award

SAN DIEGO, CALIF., November 21, 2023 – Biocom California, the association representing the California life sciences industry, has announced that Andrés Bratt-Leal, PhD, Aspen Neuroscience co-founder and senior vice-president of research and development, is a recipient of the 2023 Life Science Catalyst Awards. The winners will be honored in the Biocom California LifeLines digital platform,

Aspen Neuroscience to Partner with Rune Labs and Emerald Innovations to Incorporate both Active and Passive Digital Health Monitoring in Trial Ready Cohort Screening Study

Screening Study to Include Multiple Objective Measures of Active and Passive Symptom Capture from Parkinson’s Disease Impact on Motor Function.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —  Aspen Neuroscience today announced that it is partnering with Emerald Innovations, a pioneer in the creation of “invisible” off-body sensors for measuring health analytics, and Rune Labs, a software and data analytics company for precision neurology, to incorporate digital health (DHT) modalities in the company’s Trial-Ready Screening Cohort Study.

Aspen Neuroscience Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug Application for ANPD001, Autologous Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Aspen Will Initiate First Multicenter Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of an Autologous iPSC Based Therapy in the U.S.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Aspen Neuroscience today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application, enabling the company to proceed with a clinical trial for ANPD001, a personalized (autologous) cell therapy to treat Parkinson’s Disease by replacing lost dopamine neurons.

Preclinical Safety and Efficacy Data for ANPD001 Presented by Dr. Andres Bratt-Leal at 2023 World Parkinson Congress in Barcelona

SAN DIEGO, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On Wednesday at the 2023 World Parkinson Congress in Barcelona, Aspen Neuroscience co-founder Andres Bratt-Leal, PhD, Senior Vice President Research & Development, presented preclinical safety and efficacy data for the first time for ANPD001, Aspen’s iPSC-derived lead candidate for treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Dr. Bratt-Leal’s poster presentation, “Preclinical Safety and Efficacy of Dopamine

Dr. Xiaokui Zhang to Present Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. at 2022 Cell & Gene on the Mesa

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11, 2022 — This week Xiaokui Zhang, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. will present at the 2022 Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa Conference in Carlsbad, Calif. including presenting a live corporate update and participating in a panel session to highlight new developments in the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) field. This

NeuriTest™ Presented Publicly for the First Time at the International Society for Stem Cell Research Annual Meeting

SAN DIEGO, June 22, 2022 — Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. Director of Bioinformatics, Roy Williams, Ph.D., presented NeuriTest™ for the first time publicly last week at the 2022 International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif. Dr. Williams’ podium presentation, “NeuriTest: A Bioinformatics-based Tool for Quality Control of iPSC-derived Dopamine Neuron Precursors for Transplantation,” featured the advanced

Aspen Neuroscience Announces $147.5 Million Series B Financing, Led by GV, LYFE Capital and Revelation Partners

Will Fund Clinical Trials of Company’s First iPSC-derived Autologous Dopamine Neuron Replacement for Parkinson’s Disease.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 9, 2022 — Aspen Neuroscience, Inc., a private biotechnology company developing autologous cell therapies, including the first iPSC-derived autologous neuron replacement treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD), today announced the close of its Series B funding round of $147.5 million.