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MicuRx mission is to discover and develop safer and more convenient antibiotics to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections. Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections represent a major global threat to the public health, routinely forcing the use of antibiotics with high incidence of adverse effects. To combat resistant infections, physicians may increase dosing of antibiotics, or resort to less safe agents, pushing the safety envelope. Thus, healthcare providers and regulatory agencies increasingly face a difficult choice of balancing the risk of infection against unacceptably high adverse event rates from an effective but relatively toxic antibiotic. For example, in July 2016, FDA imposed a new labeling warning on the toxicity of fluoroquinolones, further restricting the use of this essential class, exemplified by anti-pseudomonal agent ciprofloxacin. Anti-MRSA agent linezolid (Zyvox®) is often used beyond its approved 14-day therapy, resulting in several myelosuppression-associated adverse effects listed in the black box warning for this important drug. MicuRx is addressing the critical need for effective but safer therapeutics by designing novel new compounds with reduced toxicity and adverse events while maintaining excellent clinical efficacy.
Solid Biosciences (Solid) is a life science company singularly focused on solving Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne). We aim to be the center of excellence across the entire disease spectrum, serving as a catalyst to bring together those with the expertise in science, technology, disease management and care. Disease-focused and founded by a family directly impacted, our mandate is simple yet comprehensive - attack the roots of the disease and improve daily life for patients. Solid is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA.
Lysogene is a biopharmaceutical gene therapy company with lead programs in neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders that affect children. Founded in 2009 by Karen Aiach, whose own child was affected by a neurodegenerative disease, Lysogene is rooted in a deep and compassionate understanding of the impact these diseases have on patients and families. Karen`s personal experience fuels her determination to deliver real solutions that will improve patient outcomes and enhance quality of life for both patients and caregivers. Over the past 10 years, Lysogene has acquired deep experience in developing gene therapies—from early discovery through the clinical, registration and review phases. Our strong science and execution track record has been validated by our partnership with Sarepta Therapeutics and the support of top-tier investors, with nearly $100m raised since inception.
Encodia is developing an innovative Next-Gen digital proteomics platform to enable democratized protein sequencing. Our goal is to make protein sequencing easy and ubiquitous by using a novel reverse-translation technology that turns peptide sequences into DNA. The DNA can be read by an NGS DNA sequencer, providing a path to breakthrough proteomics research at a scale that is not practical or cost-effective using current technologies.
BioHouston Inc is a Houston, TX-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.