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Embera NeuroTherapeutics Receives $11M Grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse for the Clinical Development of EMB-001 for the treatment of Cocaine Addiction

Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for cocaine, nicotine, and other addictions, today announced that it has received an $11.1 million, three-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will support continued clinical development of EMB-001 for the treatment of cocaine addiction, which is clinically termed “cocaine use disorder.”

Embera NeuroTherapeutics Receives $11M Grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse for the Clinical Development of EMB-001 for the treatment of Cocaine Addiction

Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for cocaine, nicotine, and other addictions, today announced that it has received an $11.1 million, three-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will support continued clinical development of EMB-001 for the treatment of cocaine addiction, which is clinically termed “cocaine use disorder.”

Embera CEO Provides Update on Addiction Treatment

Robert Linke, president and CEO of Embera Neurotherapeutics, a specialized biopharmaceutical firm based in Shreveport, Louisiana spoke with Drug Discovery & Development via email about his company’s progress on the development of drugs that battle addiction.

What is Cocaine

National Institute on Drug Abuse – Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug. For thousands of years, people in South America have chewed and ingested coca leaves (Erythroxylon coca), the source of cocaine, for their stimulant effects.

Patients & Families

National Institute on Drug Abuse – Find information for people struggling with drug abuse, as well as resources for their families and friends.

Children & Teens

National Institute on Drug Abuse – Get the inside information on how different drugs can affect the brain and the body and what you can do to get involved.