EpilepsyGTx and Viralgen have entered a manufacturing collaboration to support development of EPY201, an investigational AAV9-based gene therapy for focal refractory epilepsy planned to enter first-in-human testing in 2027.
The FDA lifted a clinical hold on simufilam, clearing Filana Therapeutics, formerly Cassava Sciences, to begin a phase 2a study in TSC-related epilepsy.