Harnessing Orexin Biology to Advance Sleep Regulation & Novel Neuropsychiatric Therapeutics

11:45 am - Wednesday 16th September 2026

  • Illuminating the mechanistic role of orexin pathways in stabilizing sleep-wake architecture and behavioural states
  • Applying emerging orexin targeted strategies to address unmet needs across sleep related and broader neuropsychiatric disorders
  • Integrating molecular, pharmacologic, and translational insights to shape next generation therapeutic candidates
  • Exploring how expanding orexin centric biology opens doors to new indications beyond traditional mood and psychotic disorders

Speakers:

Vice President & Head of Neurobiology Research
Alkermes