Xenon Pharmaceuticals

XENE

Market cap $6.6B

Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE) is transitioning into a late-stage, cash-rich neuroscience company with a validated Kv7 potassium channel platform and strong Phase 3 epilepsy data. XENE's lead candidate, azetukalner, showed robust efficacy in refractory focal onset seizures and is progressing toward a Q3 2026 NDA filing. The company has a cash runway through 2029, supporting ongoing Phase 3 trials in MDD, bipolar depression, and pain, and is building a commercial infrastructure.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BOSTON, MA, July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: XENE), a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drug discovery, clinical development, and commercialization of life-changing therapeutics for patients in need, today announced equity inducement grants to four new non-officer employees consisting of an aggregate of 20,200 share options and 11,850 restricted share units (RSUs). All of the foregoing share options and RSUs were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors with an effective date of July 1, 2026 and were granted as inducements material to the employees entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

XENE's shares climb 22% in six months as azetukalner delivers strong phase III epilepsy data and advances across multiple late-stage studies.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BOSTON, MA, May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: XENE), a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drug discovery, clinical development, and commercialization of life-changing therapeutics for patients in need, today announced equity inducement grants to 10 new non-officer employees consisting of an aggregate of 32,750 share options and 19,200 restricted share units (RSUs). All of the foregoing share options and RSUs were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors with an effective date of May 28, 2026 and were granted as inducements material to the employees entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (XENE) Presents at Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference 2026 Transcript

Xenon Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: XENE said it is preparing to submit a new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the third quarter of 2026 for azetukalner, its investigational anti-seizure medicine, after reporting positive Phase 3 data in focal onset seizures during the first quarter.

XENE's Q1 loss matches estimates, while phase III azetukalner data, cash growth and late-stage pipeline progress stay in focus.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (XENE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BOSTON, MA, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: XENE), a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drug discovery, clinical development and commercialization of life-changing therapeutics for patients in need, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 and provided a business update.

Polarean highlights 20+ ATS 2026 presentations advancing Xenon MRI as a biomarker platform for trials, treatment response, and pediatric lung disease.