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Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Announces Milestones in the Fight Against Concussions: Launch of Phase 2 Clinical Trial and New $3M NIH Grant

Groton, CT, June 17, 2025 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company today announced two major milestones that could change the way we protect brains from the damage caused by concussions and repeat head impacts – one of the most pressing health concerns for athletes, military personnel, and families around the world. The company […]

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Senator Chris Murphy Highlights Groton’s Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals As “Innovator Of The Month”

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August 19, 2024 HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday announced that Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals, a Groton-based clinical-stage biopharmaceuticals company, was named “Innovator of the Month” for their work to advance cerebroprotective therapies for individuals suffering from stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussions and other neurodegenerative ailments. Stroke and TBI are among the leading causes of death

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Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Clearance of its Investigational New Drug Application for AST-004

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Green Light for Phase 2 Trial of AST-004 in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Groton, CT, March 12, 2024 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing cerebroprotective therapies for individuals suffering from stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and concussion, has announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the

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Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Joins Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals’ $6M+ Pre-Series B Financing Round to Expand Development of Cerebroprotectant AST-004

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Groton, CT, August 18, 2023 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company advancing novel cerebroprotective therapeutics for patients with brain injuries, announced an oversubscribed pre-Series B Bridge financing round of over $6M that was led by Dreavent Capital, and joined by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, and other investors. The funding

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Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Announces Theodore Liston, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, as Recipient of the 2022 Innovation and Progress Award from the Journal Stroke

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Groton, CT, April 10, 2023 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a private drug discovery and development company advancing novel cerebroprotective therapeutics for patients with brain injuries, today announced that Theodore Liston, Ph.D., Vice President of Research at Astrocyte, received the 2022 Progress and Innovation Award from the journal Stroke for authoring one of the journal’s top three

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Astrocyte Announces Initiation of an Extended Infusion Phase 1B Study of AST-004 for Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injuries

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Groton, CT, April 5, 2023 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery and development company advancing novel cerebroprotective therapeutics for patients with brain injuries, is pleased to announce the initiation of a Phase 1B study of its lead candidate, AST-004, as an extended infusion in healthy volunteers. This adaptive-design clinical study will be conducted over

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Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Presents Update on AST-004 Clinical Program at 2022 Military Health System Research Symposium

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Groton, CT, September 14, 2022 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a private drug discovery and development company advancing novel cerebroprotective therapeutics for patients with brain injuries, today provided an update on the preclinical and clinical development of its lead drug candidate, AST-004, in preclinical brain injury studies and in an ongoing clinical Phase 1 study. Theodore

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Astrocyte Announces Initiation of First-In-Human Phase 1 Study of the Promising Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Therapeutic, AST-004

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Groton, CT, June 15, 2022 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery and development company advancing novel cerebroprotective therapeutics for patients with brain injuries, announced that the Company’s first-in-human Phase 1 clinical study initiated today with the dosing of a first subject with AST-004. The promising investigational therapeutic, AST-004, is being advanced as a potential

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Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Christine Gallagher to Board of Directors

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Groton, CT, December 14, 2021 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery and development company developing novel cerebroprotective therapeutics for patients with brain injuries, announced today that Christine Gallagher has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Gallagher has over 30 years of experience as an investment banker focused on the life sciences industry. She

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Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication in the Journal Stroke of Results Supporting Advancement of AST-004 into in the Clinic

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Groton, CT, November 22, 2021 – Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery and development company advancing novel neuroprotective therapeutics for the treatment of brain injuries, today announced the publication of a manuscript in the peer reviewed journal Stroke entitled: Adenosine A1R/A3R (Adenosine A1 and A3 Receptor) Agonist AST-004 Reduces Brain Infarction in a Nonhuman Primate

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