Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

For Neurocrine Biosciences, drug development is all about body chemistry. The development-stage biotech develops treatments for neurological and endocrine hormone-related diseases, such as insomnia, depression, and menstrual pain. Lead drug candidate Elagolix is designed to treat endometriosis which causes pain and irregular menstrual bleeding in women. Second in line is NBI-98854, a treatment for movement disorders. Neurocrine Biosciences works in additional therapeutic areas including anxiety, cancer, epilepsy, and diabetes. The company has about a dozen drug candidates in various stages of research and clinical development, through both internal programs and collaborative agreements with partners.