Neurocrine is doubling down on epilepsy, striking its second agreement in as many months with a new deal that grants it the option to license an investigational treatment for a rare form of the disease.

The San Diego-based drug developer last month struck a deal with Xenon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: XENE) that added an experimental treatment for a rare, hereditary form of early-onset epilepsy to its pipeline.

Now the San Diego-based drug developer has struck a partnership with Swiss biotech Idorsia. The companies Friday announced an agreement that gives Neurocrine the option to license Idorsia’s ACT-709478, a type of drug known… Read more »

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