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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Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops chemotherapy drugs to improve the safety and efficacy of cancer treatment. Its drugs are modifications of existing FDA-approved oncology drugs resulting in an alteration of the metabolism and/or distribution of drugs while maintaining the existing mechanisms of killing the cancer cells. The company's pipeline includes three chemotherapy drugs comprising Gemcitabine, PCS3117 that has completed Phase 2a clinical trials to treat pancreatic, biliary tract, lung, ovarian, breast, and other cancers; Capecitabine, a combination of PCS6422 and capecitabine, which is in Phase 2 clinical trials to treat metastatic colorectal, gastrointestinal, breast, pancreatic, and other cancers; and Irinotecan, PCS11T that is in pre-clinical studies to treat lung, colorectal, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and other cancers. It also develops non-oncology drugs consisting of PCS12852 that is in Phase 2B clinical trials for treatment of gastroparesis; and PCS499 for the treatment of glomerular disease. The company has license agreements with Elion Oncology, Inc.; Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.; Aposense, Ltd.; Yuhan Corporation; and CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Hanover, Maryland.
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