BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops oral small-molecule and injectable protein therapeutics to treat rare diseases. The company markets peramivir injection, an intravenous neuraminidase inhibitor for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza under the RAPIVAB, RAPIACTA, and PERAMIFLU names; and ORLADEYO, an oral serine protease inhibitor to treat hereditary angioedema. It is also developing BCX17725, a protein therapeutic for netherton syndrome which is in phase 1; Avoralstat, an ocular plasma kallikrein inhibitor for diabetic macular edema that is in preclinical phase; and BCX10013, an oral Factor D inhibitor for complement-mediated diseases, as well as developing Oral C5 Inhibitor and Oral C2 Inhibitor. The company has collaborations and in-license relationships with the Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Green Cross Corporation; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and The University of Alabama at Birmingham, as well as Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Industrial Research, Ltd. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
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Pluri Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the research, development, and manufacture of cell-based products, cell therapeutics, and related technologies for various industries. It develops placenta-based cell therapy product candidates for the treatment of inflammatory, muscle injuries, and hematologic conditions; and immunotherapy platform. The company's product candidates include PLX-PAD, that is composed of maternal mesenchymal stromal cells originating from the placenta for the treatment of various indications, such as acute muscle injuries following hip fracture, acute respiratory distress syndrome due to coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), peripheral artery disease, intermittent claudication, and critical limb ischemia; PLX-R18, composed of fetal MSC like cells originating from the placenta for the treatment of hematopoietic complications of the H-ARS, and is in Phase I clinical trial to treat hematopoietic cell transplantation; and allogeneic MAIT cell therapy platform. It also offers cell manufacturing services and cell-based coffee; and develops and commercializes cultivated meat products. The company operates in the field of regenerative medicine, food tech, immunotherapy, CDMO, and AgTech. It has collaboration agreement with Bar-Ilan University to advance cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors. The company was formerly known as Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. and changed its name to Pluri Inc. in July 2022. Pluri Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Haifa, Israel.
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