Aprea Therapeutics
NASDAQ:APREAprea Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing synthetic lethality-based cancer therapeutics that targets DNA damage response pathways. Its lead product candidate is the ATRN-119 that is in Phase I clinical trials for treating advanced solid tumors, ovarian, breast, and prostate cancers. The company is also developing ATRN-1051, ATRN-354, and APRE-DDRi for the treatment of advanced solid tumors. The company is headquartered in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Imunon
NASDAQ:CLSNCelsion Corporation, a clinical stage biotechnology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of DNA-based immunotherapies, vaccines, and directed chemotherapies. Its product pipeline includes GEN-1, a DNA-based immunotherapy for the localized treatment of ovarian cancer; and ThermoDox, a proprietary heat-activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin, which is in development stage for various cancer indications. The company also has two feasibility stage platform technologies for the development of nucleic acid-based immunotherapies, vaccines, and other anti-cancer DNA or RNA therapies. Celsion Corporation was founded in 1982 and is based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
Moleculin Biotech
NASDAQ:MBRXMoleculin Biotech, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of drug candidates for the treatment of cancers and viruses. Its lead drug candidate is Annamycin, which is in Phase 1/2 studies for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and cancers metastasized to the lungs. The company's flagship immune/transcription modulator is WP1066 that is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of brain tumors and pediatric brain tumors, as well as pancreatic cancer and other malignancies. It is also developing WP1220, an analog of WP1066 for the topical treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; and WP1122 to treat glioblastoma multiforme and COVID-19. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
NervGen Pharma
OTCMKTS:NGENFNervGen Pharma Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical treatments for medical conditions related to nervous system damage. The company's lead product candidate is NVG-291 that is in phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI), multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease. It has a licensing agreement with Case Western Reserve University to research, develop, and commercialize a patented technology with therapeutic potential for SCI and other conditions associated with nerve damage. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Processa Pharmaceuticals
NASDAQ:PCSAProcessa Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on developing the chemotherapy drugs to improve the safety and efficacy of cancer treatment. Its drugs are modifications of existing FDA-approved oncology drugs resulting in an alteration of the metabolism and/or distribution of drugs while maintaining the existing mechanisms of killing the cancer cells. Its pipeline includes three Chemotherapy drugs, including Capecitabine, PCS6422 and capecitabine to treat metastatic colorectal, gastrointestinal, breast, pancreatic, and other cancers; Gemcitabine, PCS3117 to treat pancreatic, lung, ovarian, breast, and other cancers; and Irinotecan, PCS11T to treat lung, colorectal, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and other cancers. Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Hanover, Maryland.