Herantis Pharma Oyj, a biotech company, engages in the development of disease-modifying CDNF-based therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD). Its lead product in pipeline includes HER-096, an advanced small and synthetic chemical peptidomimetic version of the active parent as the preclinical xCDNF candidate for the treatment of PD and other neurodegenerative diseases; and recombinant human Cerebral Dopamine Neurotrophic Factor (rhCDNF), a biological protein that is in Phase I study in patients with PD. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Espoo, Finland.