Company Description

Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapies for neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders.

The company’s product pipeline includes Fasedienol, an investigational pherine nasal spray that is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of anxiety in adults with social anxiety disorder; and Itruvone, an odorless synthetic investigational neuroactive pherine nasal spray, which is in Phase II clinical trial to treat major depressive disorder.

It also develops PH80, an odorless and tasteless synthetic investigational pherine nasal spray that is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms, including hot flashes due to menopause, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and other women’s health disorders; PH15, an investigational pherine nasal spray, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment to improve cognitive impairment caused by mental fatigue and potentially other disorders; PH284, an odorless and tasteless synthetic investigational pherine nasal spray that is in Phase II clinical trial to treat loss of appetite associated with chronic disorders, such as cancer or heart disease, as well as cachexia; and AV-101, an oral prodrug that targets N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor in the brain for treating depression and neurological disorders.

In addition, the company’s clinical-stage pipeline consists of intranasal product candidates comprising pherines.

It has a license and collaboration agreement with AffaMed Therapeutics, Inc. to develop, manufacture, and commercialize fasedienol for multiple anxiety-related disorders.

Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.