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Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutics for rare endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. The company`s lead product candidate, paltusotine (formerly CRN00808), is an investigational, oral, selective nonpeptide somatostatin receptor type 2 biased agonist for the treatment of acromegaly, an orphan disease affecting more than 26,000 people in the United States. A Phase 3 program in acromegaly with paltusotine is underway. Crinetics also plans to advance paltusotine into a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of carcinoid syndrome associated with neuroendocrine tumors. The company is also developing CRN04777, an investigational, oral, nonpeptide somatostatin receptor type 5 (SST5) agonist for congenital hyperinsulinism, as well as CRN04894, an investigational, oral, nonpeptide ACTH antagonist for the treatment of Cushing`s disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and other diseases of excess ACTH. All of the company`s drug candidates are new chemical entities resulting from in-house drug discovery efforts and are wholly owned by the company.
Antiva Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, topical therapeutics for the treatment of diseases caused by HPV infection. The company was founded as Hera Therapeutics in 2012 by Dr. Karl Hostetler at The University of California San Diego and builds on his anti-viral expertise as co-founder of Triangle Pharmaceuticals and Chimerix. Antiva`s chemistry platform has yielded over two hundred proprietary pro-drug compounds that are designed to enhance the therapeutic index of known, potent antivirals.
Tonix Pharmaceuticals develops first-in-class medicines for common disorders of the central nervous system, including fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and episodic tension-type headache. These disorders are characterized by chronic disability, inadequate treatment options, high utilization of healthcare services, and significant economic burden. Tonix`s lead product candidate, TNX-102 SLAttribution (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablet), is designed to be a fundamental advance in sleep hygiene and pain management for patients suffering from fibromyalgia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Product candidate TNX-201Attribution ((R)-isometheptene mucate) is in development for episodic tension-type headache, the most common form of headache.
BioShield Technologies is a Norcross, GA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Shiru is in the vanguard of startups that are discovering the molecular blueprints of nature — then using new ways to reconstruct the world`s most popular and pleasing ingredients without the need for animals or other unsustainable sources.