SynGenix buys Dallas Burston

Published: 27-Jan-2003

SynGenix, a UK-based company engaged in the development and delivery of targeted medications for diseases of the nervous system, has acquired Dallas Burston, which develops pharmaceutical products and delivery techniques utilising proprietary sublingual spray formulations.


SynGenix, a UK-based company engaged in the development and delivery of targeted medications for diseases of the nervous system, has acquired Dallas Burston, which develops pharmaceutical products and delivery techniques utilising proprietary sublingual spray formulations.

The acquisition gives SynGenix world-leading expertise in this delivery route as well as a potentially rich pipeline of products based upon the therapeutic advantages of delivery through the mucosa of the mouth.

Dallas Burston has one clinical project for breakthrough pain and two additional projects, for acute pain and sleeping disorders, scheduled to enter the clinic over the coming months. In addition, it brings four products in exploratory formulation covering procedural pain, emesis, insomnia and drug abuse. Dallas Burston's products are focused on fast onset of action, and therefore complement SynGenix' existing portfolio, which is oriented toward long duration of action.

'The acquisition of Dallas Burston is a major step in the transformation of SynGenix from a research company into a company based around a strong portfolio of products for treatment of conditions of the nervous system,' said Tom Saylor, ceo. 'The potential of sublingual delivery is increasingly being recognised for drugs requiring fast onset of action in a convenient delivery format.'

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