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AmyriAD Therapeutics, Inc. / Recognify Life Sciences, Inc.

2026 · Acquisition/Merger · Complete

AmyriAD Therapeutics acquired Recognify Life Sciences in an all-share transaction, adding Recognify's lead clinical-stage asset RL-007 (inidascamine) to AmyriAD's central nervous system pipeline. RL-007 is an oral compound targeting cognitive impairment in schizophrenia (CIAS) and Alzheimer's disease that has completed Phase 2a and Phase 2b studies and been studied in roughly 500 subjects. Financial terms were not disclosed; the agreement includes additional consideration tied to future development milestones. Recognify shareholders, including atai Life Sciences, Catalio Capital Management and Sudhoff Family Office, became AmyriAD shareholders. AmyriAD stated the transaction does not change the position of ismidenon (AD-101) as its lead Alzheimer's program. NOTE: ingested at pending_review pending full enrichment. Deal value undisclosed.

This deal is too recent to grade. Critic Score and Outcome Score are assigned after the announcement-week coverage settles and, for Outcome, after the 5-year post-close assessment window opens — expected 2031 at the earliest for this deal.

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