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The Ripple Therapeutics Epidel® technology is founded on a discovery that drugs can be engineered into controlled release materials without the use of polymers or excipients. The proprietary prodrugs are new chemical entities (NCEs) that have unique properties that allow them to be processed into standalone drug delivery implants (e.g. intravitreal implants, micro/nanoparticles, etc.) or as coatings on medical devices. Ripple Therapeutics implants and coatings are made up entirely from the prodrug without a polymeric carrier to control the implant or drug release properties. The implants and coatings undergo surface erosion to give zero order drug release profiles and are highly engineerable (e.g. different forms, shapes, and sizes) to tailor drug dose and duration for the specific indication of interest. The flexibility in molecular design results in drug doses that are within the therapeutic window, delivering the right amount of drug for the right amount of time. This has the potential to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes.
PRA International is a Raleigh, NC-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
ABL Medical, LLC
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of antibacterial therapeutics based upon tetracycline chemistry in the United States. Its lead product candidate, omadacycline, is a tetracycline-derived and broad-spectrum antibiotic developed in oral tablet and intravenous formulations for use as a monotherapy antibiotic for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), urinary tract infections, and other serious community-acquired bacterial infections. The company has special protocol assessment agreements with Food and Drug Administration for the Phase III trials planned in ABSSSI and CABP. It is also developing sarecycline, a tetracycline-derived compound that is in Phase III clinical trials for use in the treatment of acne and rosacea. The company has collaborative research and license agreement with Actavis to research, develop, and commercialize tetracycline products; license agreement with Tufts University to develop and commercialize products for the treatment or prevention of bacterial or microbial diseases, or medical conditions; and collaboration agreement with Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P. to commercialize Intermezzo. Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.