Our Opinion

PaxMedica Inc. is on the Cruelty-Free Investing usage of animals list because they undertake pre-clinical studies on animals to examine the safety profile of their medications.

Supporting Evidence:

The company mentioned on its website that they use animals for drug testing.

“PAX-101 has been evaluated in several preclinical studies of Fragile X related animal models. PaxMedica intends to submit an Investigational New Drug (IND) application and start a Phase 2 study in 2021.” Read the following article

Company Description

PaxMedica, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of anti-purinergic drug therapies (APT) for the treatment of disorders with intractable neurologic symptoms. The company was formerly known as Purinix Pharmaceuticals LLC and changed its name to PaxMedica, Inc. in April 2020. PaxMedica, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Tarrytown, New York.

Company Website: https://www.paxmedica.com