Actinogen Medical raises $5.2m for Alzheimer's treatment
Michael BaileyRich List co-editor
Alzheimer's disease is the second biggest killer of Australians, but investors have just bet $5.3 million that a local listed company has the cure.
Actinogen backdoor-listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2014 in order to buy the global licence for Xanamem, a drug said to block the excess production of the hormone cortisol in the brain, from Edinburgh University.
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Michael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.bailey@nine.com.au
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