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Acorda Therapeutics

BiotechUSAClosed 2024

Total Raised

Undisclosed

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

Year Collapsed

2024

Business model

Commercial-stage biopharmaceutical selling neurology treatments including Ampyra/Fampyra for MS and Inbrija for Parkinson's.

In brief

A commercial-stage neurology company with actual approved, revenue-generating drugs on the market for nearly three decades, including a treatment for multiple sclerosis and one for Parkinson's disease. Years of declining sales as key drugs lost patent exclusivity, combined with a…

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Key facts

Founded
1995
Closed
2024
Headquarters
Ardsley, USA
Industry
Biotech
Employees
Revenue
Undisclosed
Founders
Ron Cohen

Related failures

Often compared with: Biogen, Teva Pharmaceutical.