Perception Neuroscience

Employee size

2-10

Organization type

Privately Held

Headquarters

New York, NY

Founded

2018

Perception Neuroscience is a New York City-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing PCN-101, an R-ketamine compound intended to provide faster-acting treatment options for serious psychiatric disorders. The company holds an exclusive license to intellectual property originating from research at Japan’s Chiba University and has advanced PCN-101 through Phase 1 studies and an FDA-cleared IND into Phase 2 clinical development. Perception is majority-owned by atai Life Sciences and partnered with Otsuka Pharmaceutical on development in Japan.

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