Cassava Sciences Inc.

Cassava Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical enterprise in the clinical development phase, specializing in the creation of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders. The company's primary experimental drug, simufilam, a small-molecule compound, has successfully concluded its Phase 2b clinical trials. In parallel, they are advancing SavaDx, an investigational blood-based biomarker test designed to aid in the detection of Alzheimer's disease. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company underwent a name change in March 2019, previously operating as Pain Therapeutics, Inc.