About Us
Cognosetta is a drug discovery company headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 2018, the company is focused on discovering therapeutic drugs for treating nervous system disorders.
At Cognosetta, we discover and develop ion channel and neuroreceptor modulators for therapeutic applications. Our mission is to advance innovative pharmacological solutions for tinnitus and other hearing disorders that currently lack FDA-approved medications. Cognosetta is founded on a combination of biological and clinical expertise, powerful small molecule and peptide ion channel modulators, proprietary preclinical methodology, and the determination to improve lives.
Our Leadership Team
Luisa Scott, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer and President
Dr. Scott is the Chief Scientific Officer and founder of Cognosetta. She is an expert in ion channel physiology, from altering and recording individual ion channels, to understanding how ion channels shape circuit function and behavior. She has designed biological drug discovery platforms based on high-throughput binding and phenotypic screens. As a neuroscientist, she then applied selected drug candidates to solve problems with hearing, alcohol addiction, and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Scott and Dr. Walton co-discovered a class of peptides that improve auditory function in hearing disorders. At Cognosetta, she is focused on fostering the validation of ion channels as targets for neurological diseases, and then discovering and developing novel therapeutic leads based on these targets.
Joseph Walton, PhD, CCC-A
Vice President, Audiology
Dr. Walton is the Vice President of Audiology and co-founder of Cognosetta. Dr. Walton is an expert in assessing hearing and auditory system function in humans and animals models. He has conducted over 20 years of research assessing peripheral and central auditory system function in mouse models of hearing disorders. He has used these models to study experimental interventions and develop objective assays of auditory function. Dr. Scott and Dr. Walton co-discovered a class of peptides that improve auditory function in mouse models of hearing disorders. Dr. Walton's broad background as an audiologist and scientist studying animal models of human disease will advance the development of drug candidates at Cognosetta that translate into effective human medications.
CogInc is a Cade Prize Finalist
Cognosetta is a Fibonnaci Finalist for the annual Cade Prize from the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention.
August 24, 2020
CogInc Receives Bull Ring Accelerator Funding
The University of South Florida Foundation and USF Research Foundation have awarded Cognosetta the Bull Ring Accelerator Grant to support ongoing development of our Tinnitus treatment pipeline.
June 22, 2020
CogInc Awarded AOHL's Flexi Grant
Cognosetta, Inc. received the Flexi Grant Award from the Action on Hearing Loss Foundation to continue the development of our Tinnitus treatment pipeline. We are thankful to AOHL for their work supporting individuals with hearing loss and Tinnitus.
April 8, 2020
CogInc joins TBTI
Cognosetta becomes a member of the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator at the University of South Florida.
April 2, 2020
Partnership with IonCure
We are excited to announce our partnership with IonCure (http://ioncurerx.com/), an India-based start-up. Together we will utilize AI-based drug design to expand upon our safe, ion channel-targeted drug candidates. This partnership is funded in part by the Biotechnology Research Assistance Council (https://birac.nic.in/).
February 2, 2020
SBIR Grant Awarded
Cognosetta, Inc is excited to receive a SBIR Grant from the NIH to complete dosing and safety studies for Tinnitus pipeline candidates.
December 17, 2019
Patent granted
A patent for the small peptides discovered and developed by Cognosetta, Inc scientists has been fully granted.
February 1, 2019
Cognosetta incorporates
Cognosetta, Inc. will continue to be head-quartered in Tampa, FL. An Austin, TX office has been added.
October 18, 2018
Stay tuned for new results!
A new study will soon be published at The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
August, 2018
Cognosetta attends CeNeuro
CeNeuro 2018 Conference
June 25-28, 2018
Cognosetta begins
Cognosetta forms as an LLC in Tampa, FL
June 18, 2018