Ranking Profile - Prothena Corp Plc

Introduction

Prothena Corp Plc (Prothena) discovers and develops therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders. It is evaluating Prasinezumab (PRX002/RG7935), a monoclonal antibody targeting alpha-synuclein protein, against Parkinson’s disease and other related synucleinopathies and PRX004, an investigational antibody to treat transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis), by targeting and clearing the misfolded (toxic) forms of the TTR amyloid protein. The company is also advancing its pipeline to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Prothena works in collaboration with Roche Holding AG, Bristol Myers Squibb and other companies to develop its products. Prothena is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.