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Spero Therapeutics, Inc.SPRO · BiotechCambridge, United States

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Spero Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical firm in the clinical development stage, primarily focused on discovering, advancing, and commercializing innovative treatments for multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections and rare diseases within the United States. The company's pipeline includes several key therapeutic candidates: tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (HBr), an oral carbapenem-class antibiotic designed to address complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs), including pyelonephritis, in adult patients. SPR206, an intravenously administered agent specifically developed to combat MDR Gram-negative bacterial infections in hospital environments. SPR720, an oral antibiotic targeting non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease. Spero Therapeutics has also forged several strategic alliances: A licensing agreement with Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. supports the ongoing development of tebipenem HBr. A separate licensing deal with Everest Medicines grants rights for the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of SPR206 across Greater China, South Korea, and various Southeast Asian nations. The company collaborates with the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute to advance SPR720 for treating lung infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Furthermore, a licensing agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated covers patents associated with SPR720 and its active metabolite, SPR719. Founded in 2013, Spero Therapeutics maintains its corporate headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company primarily focused on pioneering immunotherapeutic agents for a variety of cancer treatments across the United States. Its foremost investigational drug, APVO436, is a bispecific antibody crafted to engage T-cells, which is currently undergoing a Phase 1b clinical study for acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. Beyond its lead asset, Aptevo's research pipeline encompasses several preclinical compounds. These include ALG.APV-527, an experimental bispecific ADAPTIR molecule designed to target both 4-1BB (CD137) and 5T4, a tumor-specific antigen prevalent in numerous cancer types. Another promising candidate is APVO603, a dual agonist bispecific antibody that targets both 4-1BB and OX40. The company is also advancing APVO442, a bispecific agent leveraging its ADAPTIR-FLEX platform technology to improve the precise delivery of drugs to prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive tumors for the treatment of prostate cancer. To further its development efforts for ALG.APV-527, Aptevo maintains a collaborative partnership and option agreement with Alligator Bioscience AB. Founded in 2016, Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. operates from its headquarters located in Seattle, Washington.

Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology enterprise with a global focus on creating specialized bacteriophage therapeutics. Its primary objective is to tackle infections that have developed resistance to standard antibiotics. The company's innovative treatments are developed utilizing its exclusive bacteriophage-based technology platform. Within its product pipeline are several significant candidates: AP-SA02, designed for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia; AP-PA02, targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa; and AP-PA03, intended to address pneumonia. Additionally, Armata has forged a collaborative agreement with Merck & Co. to further the development of synthetic bacteriophage candidates aimed at specific, yet unrevealed, infectious disease agents. The company's main offices are located in Marina del Rey, California.

TransCode Therapeutics, Inc.RNAZ · BiotechBoston, United States

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TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical firm dedicated to pioneering and marketing therapeutic agents and diagnostic tools specifically aimed at combating and detecting metastatic disease. Central to its pipeline is TTX-MC138, a lead therapeutic compound currently undergoing preclinical evaluation for its potential in treating advanced, spreading cancers. Beyond its primary candidate, the company's preclinical portfolio also features TTX-siPDL1, an siRNA designed to modulate programmed death-ligand 1, and TTX-siLIN28B, another siRNA that inhibits the RNA-binding protein LIN28B. TransCode also pursues several cancer-agnostic initiatives. These encompass TTX-RIGA, an RNA-based agent engineered to stimulate the RIG-I immune pathway within the tumor's immediate surroundings; TTX-CRISPR, a gene-editing platform utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 technology to correct or eradicate oncogenic genes within cancer cells; and TTX-mRNA, an innovative mRNA platform dedicated to creating cancer vaccines that incite powerful cytotoxic immune reactions against malignant cells. Established in 2016, TransCode Therapeutics is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

GeoVax Labs, Inc. is a biotechnology company in the clinical development phase, focused on creating innovative human vaccines and immunotherapies. The firm targets both infectious diseases and various cancer types, utilizing its proprietary modified vaccinia ankara (MVA) virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine platform. Its product pipeline includes several prophylactic vaccines aimed at preventing illnesses such as COVID-19, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Zika virus, malaria, and a range of hemorrhagic fevers like Ebola, Sudan, Marburg, and Lassa. Additionally, GeoVax is developing therapeutic vaccines designed to treat existing conditions, specifically HIV, chronic Hepatitis B infections, and solid tumor cancers. To support its research and development efforts, GeoVax Labs, Inc. has forged partnerships with notable organizations. These collaborators include the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (part of the National Institutes of Health), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Defense, Emory University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Burnet Institute. Founded in 1988, GeoVax Labs, Inc. is headquartered in Smyrna, Georgia.

Seres Therapeutics, Inc. is a pioneering microbiome therapeutics firm dedicated to engineering bacterial consortia that modulate host cells and tissues to combat various diseases. Their flagship therapeutic, SER-109, an oral microbiome treatment, has successfully concluded Phase III clinical trials for the management of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). The company's pipeline further encompasses SER-155, a synthetically cultured bacterial formulation currently undergoing Phase Ib evaluation. This candidate aims to mitigate the risk of gastrointestinal and bloodstream infections, alongside graft-versus-host disease, in vulnerable patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplantation. Additionally, Seres Therapeutics is advancing SER-287 and SER-301, both in Phase Ib for ulcerative colitis, as well as SER-401, which targets metastatic melanoma, and SER-262, also directed at Clostridioides difficile infection. Seres maintains strategic alliances through licensing and collaboration agreements with entities such as Nestec Ltd. and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Established in 2010, the company previously operated as Seres Health, Inc. before adopting its current name in May 2015, and it maintains its principal offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts.