Awakn Life Sciences Corp AWKNF

Awakn Life Sciences Corp., a biotechnology company, engages in the research, development, operation, and delivery of psychedelic therapeutics to treat addiction and other mental health conditions in North America and Europe. It develops AWKN-001, a novel medication-assisted treatments (MAT) consisting of racemic ketamine, delivered intravenously, and manualized relapse prevention cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) which is in phase 3 trials to treat severe Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD); AWKN-002, a novel MAT consisting of a patent pending proprietary S–ketamine oral thin film, and manualized relapse prevention CBT to treat AUD; and MDMA/Zydis, an investigational medicinal product entactogen that acts as a releaser and reuptake inhibitor of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. The company has a collaboration agreement with the University of Exeter for exploring the use of ketamine-assisted therapy to treat Severe AUD; with Graft Polymer (UK) PLC to develop chemical entity series programme for trauma-related mental health disorders; and with the University of Nottingham focusing on evaluating the company's lead aminoindane series and its potential to enhance social cognition and pro-social behaviors. Awakn Life Sciences Corp. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.