Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company atai Life Sciences N.V. (Nasdaq: ATAI) revealed that it has bagged clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a clinical DDI study of PCN-101, designed to treat mental health disorders.
The company seeks to begin the study early in 2022 through its platform company Perception Neuroscience.
atai Life Sciences expects that PCN-101 carries some unique properties that are different from currently available antidepressants and has the potential to address key patient needs, including the potential of rapid action and anti-suicidal effect.
The company said that the clinical trial would be conducted alongside an existing Phase 2a proof-of-concept trial in treatment-resistant depression, recently initiated in Europe. Moreover, to make the treatment self-administered, atai Life Sciences plans to run a bioavailability study in 2022 to bridge the IV formulation to a subcutaneous formulation of PCN-101.
The CEO and Co-Founder of atai Life Sciences, Florian Brand, said, “We see great promise in PCN-101 as a potentially rapid-acting anti-depressant with a more favorable safety and tolerability profile than S-ketamine, which could enable at-home use.”
Price Target
Recently, RBC Capital analyst Brian Abrahams maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a price target of $12 (80.2% upside potential).
Overall, the rest of the Street has a bullish outlook on the stock with a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 7 Buys and 1 Hold. The average atai Life Sciences price target of $26.57 implies upside potential of about 299%.
Positive Sentiment
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