Best Neurology Companies in Pennsylvania, United States
The 82 best Neurology companies in Pennsylvania, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Iroko.
Our analysis of 50 Neurology companies
$7.4b in tracked funding; 74% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Neurology companies in Pennsylvania
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iroko European real estate investment expert, offering accessible and responsible savings solutions | $215M | 118 mo ago | 4 | 2007 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Knopp Biosciences Developer of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of CNS and inflammatory diseases | $194M | 56 mo ago | 23 | 2005 | — | 158 patents Therapeutic Kv7 potassium channel activators for neurological and psychiatric disorders | — |
| 3 | Neuronetics Transforming neurohealth with innovative, non-drug TMS therapy for mental health | $178M | 108 mo ago | 167 | 2001 | — | 232 patents Precise transcranial magnetic stimulation coil positioning, monitoring, and brain‑target modeling. | — |
| 4 | SwanBio Therapeutics Provider of AAV-based gene therapy for neurological diseases | $133M | 49 mo ago | 47 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Trevena Developer of GPCR ligand technology based therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases and pain | $119M | 29 mo ago | 35 | 2007 | — | 233 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 6 | Braeburn Developing long acting formulation for opioid addiction | $110M | 101 mo ago | 48 | 2012 | — | 3 patents Vehicle temperature control systems for passenger and commercial vehicles. | — |
| 7 | NeuroStar Provider of a non-drug non-invasive therapeutic devices for neurorehabilitation | $109M | 75 mo ago | 151 151 → 204 (+35%) | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Exegenesis Bio Developer of cell and gene therapies to treat multiple diseases | $80M | 60 mo ago | 22 | 2019 | Lijun Wang Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer | — | — |
| 9 | Marinus Pharma Developer of therapeutics to treat neurological conditions | $72M | 50 mo ago | 114 | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 10 | NuPathe Therapeutics for neurological and psychiatric disorders | $56M | 163 mo ago | 18 | 2005 | — | 118 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 11 | Latus Developer of gene therapy medicines for neurological diseases 35Funding top 26%Moat top 31%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Moattop 31% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $54.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $54M | 1 mo ago | — | 2022 | P Ghoroghchian CEO | — | — |
| 12 | Enterin Developer of pharmaceuticals that repair the gut-brain axis to treat patient suffering from neurodegenerative… | $52M | 31 mo ago | 21 | 2016 | Michael Zasloff Founder | 113 patents Aminosterol and squalamine-derived pharmaceutical compounds and formulations | — |
| 13 | Genomind Developer of genetic tests for personalised medicines to enhance mental health treatment | $48M | 16 mo ago | 65 | 2009 | Bill Brown CEO | 32 patents Pharmacogenomic allele detection and reporting for mental health drug response | — |
| 14 | Cognition Therapeutics Developer of small molecule drugs for neurodegenerative diseases | $36M | 44 mo ago | 25 25 → 29 (+16%) | 2007 | Susan Catalano Founder | 160 patents Small-molecule therapeutics for neurodegenerative and lysosomal storage diseases | — |
| 15 | NeuExcell Therapeutics Developer of gene therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases | $26M | 37 mo ago | 15 | 2016 | Gong Chen Founder | — | — |
| 16 | Travecta Therapeutics Developer of a carrier to deliver therapeutic treatments across the Blood-Brain Barrier | $15M | 73 mo ago | 7 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Zynerba Pharma Transdermal synthetic cannabinoid therapy to treat neurological disorders | $13M | 47 mo ago | 27 | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Progenra Developing innovative therapeutics targeting protein degradation for challenging diseases | $12M | 13 mo ago | 13 | 2002 | Tauseef Butt President and CEO | 36 patents USP7-targeted covalent azole inhibitors for cancer immunotherapy | — |
| 19 | Mindstate Developer of psychedelic-based therapeutics for mental health conditions | $12M | 19 mo ago | 9 | 2021 | Dillan DiNardo CEO | — | — |
| 20 | PleoPharma Developer of therapeutics to treat psychiatric diseases | $11M | 8 mo ago | 8 | 2020 | Jay Constantine Co-Founder | 15 patents Pharmaceutical therapies for cannabis use disorder and cannabinoid withdrawal mitigation | — |
| 21 | Nia Therapeutics Developer of a medical device for treating memory disorders | $11M | 54 mo ago | 9 | 2018 | Dan Rizzuto CEO | — | — |
| 22 | Renovacor Developer of drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular and CNS disorders | $11M | 82 mo ago | 19 | 2013 | Magdalene Cook CEO | 10 patents Retrograde coronary venous/sinus drug delivery for cardiac therapeutics | — |
| 23 | Arkis BioSciences Surgical instrumentation for shunt surgeries | $9M | 101 mo ago | 11 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 24 | SCILEX Pharmaceuticals Innovative non-opioid pain management solutions for acute and chronic pain | $8M | 121 mo ago | 12 | 2012 | Jaisim Shah CEO | — | — |
| 25 | Mirata Pharmaceuticals Developing non-addictive pain relief drugs, addressing opioid crisis and side-effects | $7M | 89 mo ago | — | 2016 | Jeff Vaught Founder | — | — |
| 26 | Embrella Cardiovascular Cardiovascular procedure protection | $7M | 202 mo ago | 3 | 2007 | — | 17 patents Embolic deflection and protection devices for cardiovascular catheter-based interventions | — |
| 27 | PeriphaGen Biopharmaceutical company developing HSV-1 vectors for gene therapy and neurologic diseases | $6M | 146 mo ago | 2 | 2012 | — | 22 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 28 | LifeSplice Pharma RNA-based drugs for severe neurological and non-neurological diseases | $6M | 94 mo ago | — | 2011 | Gordon Lutz Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 29 | MAXONA Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of pain | $6M | 12 mo ago | 1 | 2015 | Shawn Fatholahi CEO & President | — | — |
| 30 | Mebias Discovery Developer of GPCR drugs for the non-opioid treatment of pain | $5M | 44 mo ago | 5 | 2015 | Lawrence Kuo President and Co-founder | 25 patents Novel heterocyclic amide and urea small‑molecule compounds for pain relief | — |
| 31 | Sharp Provider of rehabilitation care services | $4M | 82 mo ago | 9 | 2010 | — | 277 patents Manufacturing scanning antennas for RFID and wireless communication systems | — |
| 32 | InfraScan Portable brain scanner for rapid head injury assessment and triage | $4M | 104 mo ago | 10 | 2004 | — | 8 patents Non‑invasive optical brain imaging for hemorrhage and oxygenation monitoring | — |
| 33 | Moberg Neurological monitoring solutions | $3M | 109 mo ago | 16 | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Aclipse Therapeutics Developer of antibodies for the treatment of neurogenerative diseases | $3M | 50 mo ago | 7 | 2017 | Ning Shan Co-Founder & CSO | — | — |
| 35 | Azevan Small molecule drug development company | $2M | 152 mo ago | 5 | 1999 | Neal Simon CEO | — | — |
| 36 | Mitochon Pharma Biotech pioneering mitochondrial-targeted therapies for neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases | $2M | 56 mo ago | 2 | 2014 | John Geisler Founder & CSO | — | — |
| 37 | Ophidion Developer of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases | $2M | 34 mo ago | 8 | 2008 | Yacoub Habib CEO | 29 patents Targeted low‑dose nucleic‑acid delivery across the blood‑brain barrier for CNS therapies | — |
| 38 | Virpax Pharmaceuticals Developer of meter-dosed spray & liposomal gels for topical pain management | $1M | 16 mo ago | 7 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 39 | ALS Biopharma Early-stage Biopharma company developing small molecule therapeutics for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | $1M | 144 mo ago | 2 | 2009 | Allen Reitz CEO | — | — |
| 40 | Annovis Developer of therapeutics for chronic and acute neurodegeneration diseases | $1M | 37 mo ago | 3 | 2008 | Maria Maccecchini Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 41 | Renerva Surgical solutions advancing nerve recovery, restoring hope after nerve injury | $952K | 9 mo ago | 9 | 2017 | Lorenzo Soletti Co-Founder | 37 patents Regenerative extracellular matrix scaffolds and devices for peripheral nerve repair | — |
| 42 | Reach Neuro Developer of a simulation device for chronic stroke treatment | $880K | 42 mo ago | 5 | 2018 | Marc Powell CEO | — | — |
| 43 | EpiVario Developer of small molecules to treat psychiatric disorders | $860K | 20 mo ago | 3 | 2017 | Thomas Kim President and CEO | 6 patents Inhibitors of ACSS2 enzyme for metabolic disease and cancer therapy. | — |
| 44 | Merlin Therapeutics Developer of therapies focused on neurofibromatosis type 2 genetic defects | $700K | 22 mo ago | — | 2022 | Nicole Henwood Founder | — | — |
| 45 | PhanesBiotech Developer of therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative diseases | $554K | 45 mo ago | 2 | 2020 | Senthil Sambandam Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 46 | Neuro-Innovators Developer of neuroplastic drugs for brain injury and diseases | $540K | 17 mo ago | — | 2021 | Peter Doyle Co-Founder | — | — |
| 47 | Precision Neuroscopics Developer of diagnostic device for neurological diseases | $481K | 45 mo ago | — | 2015 | Jeffrey Weldon Co-Founder | — | — |
| 48 | Helius Medical Developer of neurological rehabilitation medical devices | $391K | 9 mo ago | 26 26 → 21 (-19%) | 2014 | Dane Andreeff CEO & President | — | — |
| 49 | Astria Biosciences Provider of diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for cerebrovascular disease | $275K | 30 mo ago | — | 2023 | Michael Mcdowell Co-Founder | — | — |
Top 12 Neurology companies in Pennsylvania
#1
Series A · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · founded 2022$54Mraised▾
Developer of gene therapy medicines for neurological diseases. The company leverages precision delivery through Adeno-Associated Virus to target specific cells and tissues, to improve the lives of patients suffering from various central nervous system disorders.
- May 2026Series A$97M
- May 2024Series A$54M
#2
Series B · Phoenixville, Pennsylvania · founded 2020 · 8 employees$11.1Mraised▾
Developer of therapeutics to treat psychiatric diseases. The company focuses on the development of drugs for CNS and cannabis withdrawal syndrome that causes severe emotional, psychiatric, and physical illness.
- Oct 2025Series B$36M
- Jun 2025Series B$6.2M
- May 2022Series B$11.1M
#3
Series C · King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania · founded 2009 · 65 employees$47.8Mraised▾
Developer of genetic tests for personalised medicines to enhance mental health treatment. It offers Genomind's PGx test that examines genes related to mental health treatment, providing insights into how a patient may metabolize or respond to different medication. It also offer Mental Health Map a DNA test that assesses genetic predispositions across core mental health capabilities, including mood, focus, and stress responses.
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$399.6K
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$399.6K
- Apr 2021Series C$6.4M
- Jul 2018Series C$20.6M
#4
Series A · Malvern, Pennsylvania · founded 2002 · 13 employees$12Mraised▾
Developing innovative therapeutics targeting protein degradation for challenging diseases. The company is focused on advancing a new class of medicine through Molecular Glues and targeted protein degradation. Their platform leverages the ubiquitin system to develop therapies for challenging diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disorders, metabolic dysfunction, and aging-related conditions. The company is engaged in drug discovery, delivering a pipeline of first-in-class therapeutics. They are exploring partnerships to further their reach and impact in the pharmaceutical industry. Their research focuses on areas like mitochondria, the Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS), and phospho-ubiquitin to restore mitochondrial functions and address diseases. The company is committed to innovation and redefining treatment paradigms through targeted protein degradation.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$302.4K
- 2024Grant (prize money)$269.6K
- 2022Grant (prize money)$551.5K
- 2021Grant (prize money)$266K
#5
Series A · King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania · founded 2015 · 1 employees$5.6Mraised▾
Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of pain. The lead molecule MAX-001 is a non-opioid, non-NSAID analgesic, a centrally-acting agent with anti-nociceptive effects via neurotransmitter mechanism action. This is used for the treatment of surgery, acute and chronic pain.
- Jun 2025Series A$900.2K
- May 2021Series A$5.6M
#6
Public · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · founded 2007 · 35 employees$119Mraised▾
Trevena is a developer of GPCR ligand technology-based therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases and pain. It has three programs in development: TRV027, currently in Phase 2 clinical testing for the treatment of acute heart failure; TRV130, currently completing phase 1 testing for the intravenous treatment of postoperative pain; and TRV734, currently in pre-clinical testing for oral treatment of acute and chronic pain. In addition, Trevena has built an early-stage portfolio of drug discovery programs currently in lead optimization.
- Dec 2023Post IPO$4M
- Jul 2013Grant (prize money)$338.2K
- May 2013Series C$60M
- Aug 2011Grant (prize money)$10M
#7
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2017 · 9 employees$952.3Kraised▾
Surgical solutions advancing nerve recovery, restoring hope after nerve injury. The company is dedicated to developing innovative surgical solutions to improve healing following nerve damage. They focus on creating transformative implantable technologies to help patients affected by peripheral nerve injury. Committed to making a real impact, the team approaches their work with rigor, evidence, and high standards. They value collective intelligence, transparency, and frank collaboration. The company believes in a future where nerve injury can be resolved with solutions that are simple, affordable, and available to all. Their mission-driven approach aims to provide the next generation of surgical interventions for nerve repair and pain management.
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Sep 2025Seed$324.8K
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$500K
- Jul 2024Seed$335K
#8
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2021 · 9 employees$11.6Mraised▾
Developer of psychedelic-based therapeutics for mental health conditions. The drug candidates include MSD-101 for PTSD, MSD-201 for depression, and others. The company has an Osmanthus platform for the prediction of phenomenological psychedelic effects.
- Nov 2024Series A$12.7M
- Feb 2022Seed$11.5M
- Sep 2021Seed$125K
#9
Public · Newtown Square, Pennsylvania · founded 2014 · 26 employees$391.1Kraised▾
Developer of neurological rehabilitation medical devices. HMT seeks to develop, license, and acquire unique and non-invasive platform technologies that amplify the brain’s ability to heal itself. The Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS) device is based on neuromodulation that is used in external stimulation to intentionally change and regulate the electrochemical environment of the brain. In clinical studies, the PoNS device coupled with targeted functional therapy induces cranial nerve noninvasive neuromodulation (CN-NINM). Therapy consists of targeted physical, occupational and cognitive exercises, based on the patient’s deficits.
- Sep 2025Post IPO$500M
- Jan 2025Post IPO$3.7M
- Oct 2020Post IPO$3.4M
- Dec 2017Post IPO$1.7M
#10
Series B · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · founded 2016 · 21 employees$51.9Mraised▾
Developer of pharmaceuticals that repair the gut-brain axis to treat patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. Its lead compound, ENT-01 (kenterin), displaces membrane-bound alpha-synuclein (αS) aggregates from nerve cells in the enteric nervous system (ENS) and improves neural signaling between the gut and the brain in preclinical models of Parkinson’s disease. ENT-01 is being developed to reverse the constipation of Parkinson’s disease, multiple systems atrophy, Schizophrenia, and an Autism spectrum disorder.
- Nov 2023Series B$5.1M
- Oct 2021Series B$5.7M
- Sep 2020Series B$11.7M
- Jan 2019Series B$16.7M
#11
Series D · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2005 · 23 employees$194.4Mraised▾
Knopp Biosciences is a developer of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of CNS and inflammatory diseases. It's lead candidate dexpramipexole targets mitochondrial function has completed phase II trials for hypereosinophilic syndrome, chronic rhinosinusitis and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In addition, the company is evaluating further candidates for neuropathic pain and epilepsy.
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2020Series D—
- Oct 2020Series D$12.6M
- Mar 2020Series D$1M
#12
Public · Malvern, Pennsylvania · founded 2016 · 7 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Developer of meter-dosed spray & liposomal gels for topical pain management. The company is focusing on developing meter-dosed spray delivery for topical application of NSAIDs and an aerosol-based system that delivers API as a Patch-in-a-Can. Also, developing, local anesthetic liposomal gel, composed of encapsulated bupivacaine in hydrogel & lipids.
- Jan 2025Post IPO$6M
- Feb 2018Seed$1.4M
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How research on Neurotech in Pennsylvania is moving
A read on the academic research around Neurotech in Pennsylvania — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 200 papers.
- University of Pennsylvania140
- Pennsylvania State University23
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania23
- California University of Pennsylvania22
- Pennsylvania Hospital8
- Neuroscience2→9
- Deep brain stimulation4→9
- Stimulation1→6
- Parkinson's disease1→4
- Epilepsy1→4
- Neuroscience10→34
- Stimulation6→17
- Subthalamic nucleus4→11
- Nucleus accumbens1→8
- Dopamine1→7
- Stimulation2→5
- Deep brain stimulation10→13
- Parkinson's disease2→3