Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD) Announces Extended Drug Discovery Partnership with Allergan Inc. (AGN)
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on drug discovery and clinical development of novel treatments for the central nervous system, recently announced that it has extended its drug development and discovery partnership with Allergan, Inc. The alliance is mainly focused on the discovery of new techniques for glaucoma and other ophthalmic indications and was originally established in March of 2003. Both parties have now extended the research term of this partnership for an extra year, now through March 2012. ACADIA also has two other collaborative projects with Allergan, which have led to clinical programs for chronic pain and…