Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.

Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.

Orexigen Therapeutics was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California. Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focusing on the development of pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of obesity. Orexigen Therapeutics's lead combination product candidates targeted for obesity are Contrave, which is in Phase III clinical trials, and Empatic, which is in the later stages of Phase II clinical development. It selected these two product candidates for obesity based research regarding CNS regulation of appetite and energy expenditure, as well as mechanisms in the brain that reinforce unhealthy eating behaviors. Each of these product candidates is a combination of generic drugs that is screened for synergistic CNS activity.

Contact Details

Office Address

Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.
3344 N. Torrey Pines Court, Suite 200
La Jolla, CA, USA 92037
Phone: (858) 875-8600
Fax: (858) 875-8650

Executives

Co-Founder and Non Exec. Chairman

Dr. Eckard Weber

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Graham K. Cooper

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