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Federal court dismisses criminal indictment against Cassava's former collaborator Dr. Wang
FILANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
- U.S. District Court for Maryland granted unopposed motion to dismiss with prejudice all charges against Dr. Hoau-Yan Wang.
- Charges had accused Dr. Wang of causing false grant applications and fabricating research results including Western Blot images.
- Dismissal permanently terminates the case; no future charges can be refiled.
- Company reaffirms its simufilam program for TSC-related epilepsy based on research at multiple institutions.
- Cassava states support for integrity in scientific research and distances from the dismissed allegations.