Orexigen Therapeutics

About:

Orexigen Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity.

Website: http://www.orexigen.com

Top Investors: Duke University, Sofinnova Investments, New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins, The Baupost Group

Description:

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of obesity. Its lead combination product candidates include Contrave, which has completed Phase III clinical trials; and Empatic that has completed Phase II clinical trials. Contrave is a combination of two drugs, bupropion and naltrexone, in a sustained release formulation (SR). Bupropion is an antidepressant and smoking cessation medication; naltrexone is a treatment for alcohol and opioid addiction. The company's Empatic product candidate is a combination of bupropion SR and zonisamide SR. Zonisamide, in an immediate release formulation for the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures, a form of epilepsy. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in La Jolla, California.