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Assembly Biosciences, Inc and Nektar Therapeutics

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Assembly Biosciences, Inc

Assembly Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops therapeutic candidates for the treatment of viral diseases worldwide. Its pipeline includes long-acting helicase-primase inhibitors candidates, including ABI-5336 and ABI-1179, which are in Phase 1a/1b clinical studies for recurrent genital herpes; ABI-4334, a capsid assembly modulator designed to disrupt the replication cycle of hepatitis B virus that is in Phase 1b clinical study; and ABI-6250, an orally bioavailable hepatitis delta virus entry inhibitor that is in Phase 1a clinical study. The company also develops ABI-7423, an oral broad-spectrum non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor that targets transplant-related herpesviruses. It has an option, license, and collaboration agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. for the research and development of virology therapies. The company was formerly known as Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. and changed its name to Assembly Biosciences, Inc. in June 2014. Assembly Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

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Nektar Therapeutics

Nektar Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering and developing therapies that selectively modulate the immune system to treat autoimmune disorders in the United States and internationally. It develops NKTR-358, a regulatory T (Treg) cell stimulator designed to address the imbalance in the immune system underlying autoimmune disorders and chronic inflammatory conditions; PEG-CSF1, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) modified hematopoietic colony stimulating factor protein that is engineered to selectively modulate resolution processes of inflammation and has applications in a number of therapeutic indications, including acute and chronic inflammation; Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor type II (TNFR2) agonist asset is a bivalent antibody molecule used to selectively stimulate TNFR2 receptor activity, without modulation of the TNFR1 signaling; and NKTR-255, an IL-15 receptor agonist designed to boost the immune system's natural ability to fight cancer. It has collaboration agreements with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.; AstraZeneca AB; UCB Pharma; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Bausch Health Companies Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; UCB Pharma (Biogen); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Merck KGaA; and SFJ Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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