Predix ready for Phase III trial of anxiety drug

Preliminary results are expected in September.

Predix Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. today announced that it has completed enrollment for its first Phase III trial of PRX-00023, the company's treatment for patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The results of the trial will arrive in two stages; the preliminary results are due in the second half of 2006.

At a press conference to announce Predix’s merger with Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EPIX), the company said results from the trial could be expected in September.

Predix discovers and develops novel, highly selective, small-molecule drugs that target G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels. Predix recently merged with Epix at a company value of $90 million for Predix. The market cap of the merged company is currently $67.2 million.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on May 25, 2006

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