ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Officially Opens New Chemistry R&D Facility in Sweden

20-Sep-2005

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. officially opened its modern chemistry research and development facility in Malmo, Sweden. The new facility consolidates ACADIA's presence in Scandinavia and provides increased access to a highly skilled and well-educated workforce in the biotechnology hub of the Medicon Valley region.

ACADIA's new 3,000 square meter custom-built chemistry facility is home to a significant portion of the company's research scientists. The chemists at ACADIA play an important role in all aspects of the company's research and development efforts. They are responsible for building a diverse compound library, identifying and optimizing lead compounds that are the most promising starting points of drug discovery projects, and directing production of the compounds so that they are suitable for human use. ACADIA's biological research and clinical development activities are conducted at the company's headquarters in San Diego, California.

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