Cyclerion Therapeutics

Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovering, development, and commercialization of medicines for serious central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Its lead product candidate is CY6463, a CNS-penetrant, soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator that is in Phase IIa trials for the treatment of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes, as well as Alzheimer's disease with vascular pathology; and Phase 1 trials diagnosed with schizophrenia in adults. It is also developing Praliciguat, an orally administered systemic sGC stimulator, which is in Phase II studies to treat resistant hypertension and diabetic nephropathy; Olinciguat, an orally administered vascular sGC stimulator that is in Phase II studies for the sickle cell disease; and CY3018 for the treatment of disorders of the CNS. It has license agreement with Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. for the development, manufacture, medical affairs, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, including pharmaceutical compound, and other related products and forms. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Our mission is to discover and develop treatments for diseases involving oxidative stress by leveraging our integrated scientific and clinical development capabilities.

Our vision is to become the premier developer of drugs for diseases involving oxidative stress, with a pipeline of innovative medicines that make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives.

Cyclerion has been recognized for the promising potential of its drug discovery and development capabilities with several awards, including the Pharma’s Fast 50 award from CPhI and the Breakthrough Science Frontier Award from MIT’s Technology Review.