What Happened?
San Diego, CA-based Medicinova Appointed Yuichi Iwaki as Founder , President and Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
Medicinova, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on acquiring and developing small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases for the United States market. The company’s principal product candidates include MN-166, an ibudilast-based drug candidate, which is in Phase I and Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of drug dependence and pain; and MN-221, a ß2 -adrenergic receptor agonist that has completed Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma. It also has other product candidates in the clinical development for the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma, multiple sclerosis and other central nervous system disorders, bronchial asthma, interstitial cystitis, solid tumor cancers, generalized anxiety disorders/insomnia, preterm labor, urinary incontinence, and thrombotic disorders. Medicinova, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.
About the Person
Yuichi Iwaki is Founder , President and Chief Executive Officer at Medicinova. Previously, Yuichi held various senior HR leadership roles in the industry.
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