VistaGen, Inc. (VSTA) Aims to Breathe Life into Shelved, High Potential Drug Candidates and Revitalize Drug Development
VistaGen is a biotech company applying pluripotent stem cell technology for drug rescue and regenerative medicine with a primary focus on heart and liver cells. A pluripotent stem cell, such as an embryonic stem cell, has the potential to differentiate into a variety of other cell types in a body, making it a valuable component in regenerative medicine. The term “drug rescue” refers to R&D using small molecule drug candidates that were previously discovered and validated in efficacy studies, but that were dropped during development, prior to FDA approval, due to unexpected safety concerns. VistaGen’s mission is to develop a…