Xconomy: Psylin Neurosciences----Amylins Pysch-Drug Offspring---Nearing First Clinical Trial
Summary
Other clues give the team at Psylin hope that there are other perks of the drug, including weight loss, cognitive improvement, and a lack of sexual side effects.Rote explains that the company has recorded behavioral trends among mice and rats treated with all psychiatric drugs known to be effective.One popular way, known as the forced swimming test, involves dropping a mouse into a container of water and watching how long it struggles to stay afloat.Rote says data from the PsychoGenics animal tests help Amylin scientists tweak the form of the peptides to optimize their effects.Also, the chief executive responsibilities are shared by Mark Gergen, senior VP of corporate development at Amylin, and PsychoGenic’s CEO, Emer Leahy, are co-CEOs of Psylin.