Ensysce Biosciences

Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of solutions for severe pain relief while reducing the fear of and the potential for misuse and overdose. The company is headquartered in La Jolla, California and currently employs 8 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2017-12-01. The firm develops solutions for severe pain relief while reducing the potential for opioid misuse, abuse, and overdose. Its pipeline includes two new drug platforms: an abuse-resistant opioid prodrug technology, the Trypsin Activated Abuse Protection (TAAP) platform, and an over-dose protection opioid prodrug technology, the Multi-Pill Abuse Resistant (MPAR) platform. Its lead product, PF614, is a TAAP extended-release oxycodone and a potential analgesic to treat severe pain. Its second product, PF614-MPAR, is to treat severe pain with the added benefit of oral overdose protection, is a combination product of the TAAP prodrug PF614 with a trypsin inhibitor. Additionally, nafamostat, which is an ingredient in its overdose protection combination products, is also being developed for the intended purpose of treating infection and pulmonary lung diseases.