CyDex Pharmaceuticals
Startup · Lenexa, United States
KU spinout created in 1993 to commercialize KU drug delivery (Captisol) technology, based in Lenexa; acquired by Ligand in 2011.
Closed or ended, checked October 13, 2026.
In context
CyDex Pharmaceuticals is one of 6 startups in Lenexa, Kansas listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 1,456 across the United States.
The registry lists 21 innovation ecosystem organizations in Lenexa, Kansas in all.
Startups are young companies building new products or business models.
The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.
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