Inhibikase Therapeutics to Present at the 11th Annual Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Drug Development Summit

BOSTON and ATLANTA , Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) ("Inhibikase" or "Company"), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing protein kinase inhibitor therapeutics to modify the course of Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's-related disorders and other diseases of the Abelson Tyrosine Kinases, today announced that Milton Werner, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Inhibikase, will present at the 11^th Annual Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Drug Development Summit. The event is being held in San Francisco, California between February 21-23, 2023.

Presentation Details:

Presentation Title: A Small Molecule c-Abl Kinase Inhibitor, IkT-148009, as a Potential Disease Modifying Therapy in Parkinson's Disease
Track: Translational & Clinical: Reviewing the Clinical Developments in Parkinson's Disease Research Date & Time: Thursday, February 23, 2023, 10:45am PT
Location: Hyatt Centric Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco

The presentation will detail the pathology of Parkinson's Disease as well as the potential role of c-Abl as a target for a disease modifying therapy. Dr. Werner will highlight therapeutic evaluation of efficacy for IkT-148009 in animal models of inherited and idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and results from Inhibikase's Phase 1 '101' trial. The presentation will further detail the Company's development strategy for its ongoing Phase 2a '201' trial for IkT-148009.

About Inhibikase (www.inhibikase.com)

Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Inhibikase's multi-therapeutic pipeline focuses on neurodegeneration and its lead program IkT-148009, an Abelson Tyrosine Kinase (c-Abl) inhibitor, targets the treatment of Parkinson's disease inside and outside the brain as well as other diseases that arise from Ableson Tyrosine Kinases. Its multi-therapeutic pipeline is pursuing Parkinson's-related disorders of the brain and GI tract, orphan indications related to Parkinson's disease such as Multiple System Atrophy, and drug delivery technologies for kinase inhibitors such as IkT-001Pro, a prodrug of the anticancer agent imatinib mesylate that the Company believes will provide a better patient experience with fewer on-dosing side-effects. The Company's RAMP™ medicinal chemistry program has identified a number of follow-on compounds to IkT-148009 to be potentially applied to other cognitive and motor function diseases of the brain. Inhibikase is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Contacts:

Company Contact:
Milton H. Werner, Ph.D.
President & CEO
678-392-3419
[email protected]

Investor Relations:
Alex Lobo
SternIR, Inc.
[email protected]

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