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Novartis Halts Experimental ALS Drug Trial but Acquires Brain Delivery Platform

Sep 17, 2026 · 12:47 PM ET· updated 55m ago
Novartis Halts Experimental ALS Drug Trial but Acquires Brain Delivery Platform

Novartis halted its mid-stage ALS drug trial for VHB937 but exercised a $125 million option to acquire Sironax's brain delivery platform.

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Novartis stopped testing one medicine that didn't work out. But they bought a tool to deliver medicines into the brain.

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