Allena Pharmaceuticals
NASDAQ:ALNAAllena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes oral enzyme therapeutics to treat patients with rare and severe metabolic, and kidney disorders in the United States. Its lead product candidate is ALLN-346, a novel and urate degrading enzyme for patients with hyperuricemia and gout in the setting of advanced chronic kidney disease. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
Inhibikase Therapeutics
NYSE:IKTInhibikase Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, develops therapeutics for Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Its lead product candidate is IkT-148009, a small molecule Abelson tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which is in Phase 2a clinical trials to the treatment of Parkinson's disease and gastrointestinal tract. The company is also developing IkT-001Pro, a prodrug of the anticancer agent imatinib mesylate to treat stable phase chronic myelogenous leukemia. Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. has research and development collaborations with Johns Hopkins University, Arizona State University, University of Bordeaux, and Michigan State University, as well as University of California; and a collaborative research and development agreement with Sphaera Pharma Pte. Ltd. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
BiomX
NYSEMKT:PHGEBiomX Inc., a clinical-stage microbiome company, develops products using natural and engineered phage technologies designed to target and kill specific harmful bacteria. It targets bacteria that affect the appearance of skin, as well as chronic diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), cystic fibrosis (CF), atopic dermatitis, and colorectal cancer (CRC). It is developing BX004, a phage therapy for CF patients with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections that is in Phase 1b/2a clinical trials. The company's pipeline products also include BX005, a topical phage cocktail, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical study that targets Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a bacteria associated with the manifestation of the disease. In addition, the company engages in the provision of colorectal cancer program that utilizes engineered phage with various payloads, which are administered intravenously to target Fusobacterium nucleatum bacteria residing within the tumor microenvironment. BiomX Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel.