Assembly Biosciences
NASDAQ:ASMBAssembly Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops therapeutic candidates for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the United States. The company's next-generation HBV core inhibitors include ABI-4334, which is in Phase 1a studies for the treatment of HBV; and ABI-H3733, which is in Phase 1b clinical study. It is also involved in novel small molecule approaches for HBV and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) comprising an orally bioavailable HBV/HDV entry inhibitor and liver-focused interferon-a receptor agonist. In addition, the company develops Herpesvirus programs, such as ABI-5366 HSV-2, a long-acting helicase inhibitor; and pan-herpes non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitors for transplant-associated infections. Further, Assembly Biosciences, Inc. has collaboration agreement with BeiGene, Ltd. to develop and commercialize the novel core inhibitor product candidates for chronic HBV infection in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau; and clinical trial collaboration agreement with Arbutus Biopharma Corporation to conduct a randomized, multi-center, and open-label clinical trials, as well as agreement with Antios Therapeutics, Inc. for triple combination therapy. The company also has license agreement with Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation for HBV research, as well as a partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to develop next-generation therapeutics for serious viral diseases. The company was formerly known as Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. and changed its name to Assembly Biosciences, Inc. in June 2014. Assembly Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Lipocine
NASDAQ:LPCNLipocine Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research and development for the delivery of drugs for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Its lead product candidate is TLANDO, an oral testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) comprising testosterone undecanoate. The company's pipeline candidates also include LPCN 1154 for postpartum depression; LPCN 2101 for women with epilepsy; and LPCN 1148, a novel prodrug of testosterone, testosterone laurate for the management of decompensated cirrhosis. It also develops LPCN 1144, an oral prodrug of androgen receptor modulator for the treatment of non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, which has completed Phase II testing; LPCN 1111, an oral TRT product of testosterone tridecanoate for once daily dosing, which has completed Phase II clinical testing; and LPCN 1107, an oral hydroxy progesterone caproate product for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth. Lipocine Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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.
Vicapsys Life Sciences
OTCMKTS:VICPVicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. focuses on the development and commercialization of VICAPSYN, a proprietary product. The company's product is applied to transplantation therapies and related stem-cell applications in the transplantation field. It also develops VYBRIN, a product based on CXCL12 for prevention of post-surgical adhesions in abdominal surgery, coating of implantable medical devices and other implants to eliminate fibrosis, and wound healing with a focus on diabetic ulcers. The company was formerly known as Phage Therapeutics International, Inc. and changed its name to Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. in September 2017. Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Cumming, Georgia.
Viracta Therapeutics
NASDAQ:VIRXViracta Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage precision oncology company, focuses on the treatment and prevention of virus-associated cancers that impact patients worldwide. Its lead product candidate is Nana-val, an all-oral combination therapy of its proprietary investigational drug, nanatinostat, and the antiviral agent valganciclovir. Nana-val is in various ongoing clinical trials, including NAVAL-1, an open-label Phase 2 basket trial for the treatment of multiple subtypes of relapsed/refractory Epstein-Barr virus-positive (EBV+) lymphoma, as well as an open-label Phase 1b/2 trial for the treatment of EBV+ recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other EBV+ solid tumors. The company's development pipeline also includes vecabrutinib, a clinical-stage non-covalent ITK/BTK inhibitor; and VRx-510, a preclinical-stage PDK-1 inhibitor. The company was formerly known as Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. in February 2021. Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.