CTI BioPharma
NASDAQ:CTICCTI BioPharma Corp., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of novel targeted therapies for blood-related cancers in the United States. It offers VONJO (pacritinib), an an oral kinase inhibitor with specificity for JAK2, FLT3, IRAK1, and CSF1R for the treatment of adult patients with myelofibrosis. CTI BioPharma Corp. has license and collaboration agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and S*BIO Pte Ltd. The company was formerly known as Cell Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to CTI BioPharma Corp. in May 2014. CTI BioPharma Corp. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Forward Pharma A/S
NASDAQ:FWPForward Pharma A/S does not have significant operations. Previously, it operated as a biopharmaceutical company that focused on developing FP187 proprietary formulation of dimethyl fumarate for the treatment of inflammatory and neurological indications. Forward Pharma A/S was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Medicure
OTCMKTS:MCUJFMedicure Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of human therapies for the cardiovascular market. The company markets and distributes AGGRASTAT injection, a glycoprotein GP IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome, including unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction. It also offers ZYPITAMAG to treat patients with primary hyperlipidemia or mixed dyslipidemia. In addition, the company offers Sodium Nitroprusside injection for the reduction of blood pressure for adult and pediatric patients in hypertensive crisis, as well as for producing controlled hypotension to reduce bleeding during surgery, and for the treatment of acute congestive heart failure. It offers products through retail and mail order pharmacies. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.
NewLink Genetics
NASDAQ:NLNKNewLink Genetics Corporation, a late clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, focuses on discovering and developing novel immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of patients with cancer. It is developing Indoximod, an indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) pathway inhibitor that is in clinical development in combination with other cancer therapeutics for patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, pediatric brain tumors, acute myeloid leukemia, and melanoma. The company also develops NLG207 in combination with paclitaxel in recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer; NLG802, a prodrug of indoximod, which has completed Phase I clinical trial; and NLG919, a direct enzymatic inhibitor. The company has collaboration and license agreement with Genentech Inc. for the development and commercialization of NLG919, as well as a research collaboration for the discovery of next generation IDO/TDO inhibitors; and Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp. to research, develop, and commercialize rVSV G-ZEBOV GP, an Ebola vaccine product candidate. NewLink Genetics Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.
PLx Pharma
NASDAQ:PLXPPLx Pharma, Inc. is a late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of technology platform for approved drugs. It offers PLxGuard delivery system, which uses surface acting lipids, such as phospholipids and free fatty acids, to modify the physiochemical properties of various drugs with a targeted release to select portions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The company was founded by Ronald R. Zimmerman on November 12, 2002 and is headquartered in Sparta, NJ.