Aptose Biosciences
TSE:APSAptose Biosciences Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, discovers and develops personalized therapies addressing unmet medical needs in oncology in Canada. Its lead clinical program is APTO-253, which is a Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory hematologic malignancies. The company has an agreement with CrystalGenomics, Inc. to research, develop, and commercialize CG026806, a non-covalent small molecule therapeutic agent, which is in preclinical stage for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/mantle cell lymphoma. The company was formerly known as Lorus Therapeutics Inc. and changed its name to Aptose Biosciences Inc. in August 2014. Aptose Biosciences Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.
BELLUS Health
NASDAQ:BLUBELLUS Health Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops therapeutics for the treatment of refractory chronic cough (RCC) and other cough hypersensitivity indications. Its lead product candidate includes BLU-5937, an antagonist of the P2X3 receptor, which is in Phase II clinical trial for treatment of RCC and chronic pruritus. BELLUS Health Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Laval, Canada. As of June 28, 2023, BELLUS Health Inc. operates as a subsidiary of GSK plc.
PureTech Health
NASDAQ:PRTCPureTech Health plc, a clinical stage biotherapeutics company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of biotechnology and pharmaceutical solutions in the United States. The company is developing LYT-100, currently under Phase 3 stage, to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); and LYT-200, a IgG4 monoclonal antibody, currently under Phase 1/2 stage, to inhibit the activity of galectin-9 for treating solid tumors and hematological malignancies. It is also developing LYT-300, an oral allopregnanolone, currently completed Phase 1 stage, to treat depression, anxiety, and related indications; and LYT-310, an oral cannabidiol, currently under preclinical stage, to treat epilepsies and other neurological indications. In addition, the company is developing LYT-503/IMB-150, a non-opioid inflammation targeted disease immunomodulation for the potential treatment of interstitial cystitis, or bladder pain syndrome; and Glyph technology platform, a lymphatic-targeting chemistry platform, which leverages the body's natural lipid absorption and transports the process to orally administer drugs via the lymphatic system. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Trillium Therapeutics
NASDAQ:TRILTrillium Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, which engages in the research and development of therapies for the treatment of cancer. It offers clinical programs, TTI-621 and TTI-622, target CD47, a signal that cancer cells frequently use to evade the immune system. The company was founded on March 31, 2004 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.