Sam Alworth is the CEO and Founder of AcuraStem. The company`s NeuroRx® platform has enabled the discovery of several broadly-acting therapeutic targets that may work in sporadic ALS, a high unmet need population, and in other neurodegenerative indications including Alzheimer’s disease. To date, all of the drug candidates discovered or validated on iNeuroRx® which have advanced into animal models of ALS and FTD, have done successfully.