AVXL

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the development of differentiated therapeutics by applying precision medicine to central nervous system (CNS) diseases with unmet need. The Company analyzes genomic data from clinical trials to identify biomarkers, which are used in the analysis of its clinical trials for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases. Its lead compound ANAVEX 2-73 is being developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other central nervous system diseases, including rare diseases, such as Rett syndrome, a rare severe neurological monogenic disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked gene, methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). The Company’s product candidates include ANAVEX 3-71, ANAVEX 1-41, and ANAVEX 1066. ANAVEX 3-71 is a central nervous system (CNS) penetrable potential disease modifying treatment for cognitive impairments. ANAVEX 1-41 is a sigma-1 agonist.