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Akari Therapeutics plc ADR (0.01 USD) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

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Akari Therapeutics plc ADR (0.01 USD)

Akari Therapeutics, Plc, an oncology company, develops next-generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) for cancer-killing toxins. Its lead payload is PH1 to disrupt the function of spliceosomes and to trigger an immune response that leads to additional cancer cell killing. The company's lead product candidate is AKTX-101, a preclinical stage trop2-targeting ADC that combines PH1 with the trop2 antibody to treat solid tumor cancer types, including lung, breast, colon, and prostate. Its payloads include PH5, which inhibits DNA mismatch repair (MMR) and DNA damage response (DDR) to generate neoepitopes, and PH6, which inhibits DNA transcription in cancer cells and co-opted immune cells. The company also develops AKTX-102, a novel bispecific ADC that utilizes PH1 as its payload to treat various solid tumor cancers. Akari Therapeutics, Plc is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis (CF). It markets TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO for people with CF with at least one F508del mutation for 2 years of age and older; ALYFTREK for the treatment for people with CF 6 years of age and older; SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI for treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age and older; ORKAMBI for CF patients 1 year or older; and KALYDECO for the treatment of patients with 1 month or older who have CF with ivacaftor. The company also develops CASGEVY for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia; JOURNAVX for the treatment of acute pain in adults; VX-522, a CFTR mRNA therapeutic designed to treat the underlying cause of CF, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; inaxaplin for the treatment of APOL1-mediated kidney disease which is in single Phase 2; VX-880 and VX-264, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes; VX-670 for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1; and VX-407, a small molecule corrector for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Further, it sells the products to specialty pharmacy and specialty distributors in the United States, as well as retail pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics. Additionally, the company has collaborations with CRISPR Therapeutics AG.; Moderna, Inc.; and Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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