Capricor Therapeutics Inc
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the development of transformative cell and exosome-based therapeutics for treating duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other diseases with unmet medical needs in the United States. Its lead product candidate is the Deramiocel, an allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells, which is in phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of DMD. The company also develops Exosome protein-based vaccine, which is in preclinical trial to treat SARS-CoV-2; StealthX Exosome Platform, and exosome platform program consists of engineered exosomes for vaccine and therapeutic development and is in preclinical trial. In addition, it engages in developing StealthX, an engineered exosome-based vaccine candidate, under phase 1 clinical study for a range of therapeutic applications, including targeted RNA, protein, and small molecule therapeutics to treat or prevent a variety of diseases; and CAP-2003, and allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells-exosomes, which is in preclinical trial to treat DMD. It has license agreement with Johns Hopkins University, University of Rome License, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to develop and commercialize licensed products and licensed services under the licensed patent rights in all fields and a nonexclusive right to the know-how; Cell Line License Agreement with Life Technologies for the development of exosomes platform. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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MiNK Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of allogeneic, off-the-shelf, and invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases. The company develops agenT-797, an off-the-shelf, allogeneic, and native iNKT cell therapy that is in Phase 2 clinical trial for the clinical safety and efficacy of the combination of agenT-797, botensilimab plus balstilimab with ramucirumab and paclitaxel for patients with previously treated, advanced esophageal, gastric, or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma; Phase 1 trial as a monotherapy in combination with anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors, pembrolizumab, and nivolumab for refractory solid tumor cancers; and Phase 1 trial for the treatment of moderate to severe viral acute respiratory distress syndrome. It is also developing MiNK-215, an IL-15 armored tumor stromal targeting the FAP-CAR-iNKT program to treat solid tumors and inflammation; and MiNK-413, an IL-15 armored CAR-iNKT program targeting B cell maturation antigen for auto-immune diseases. The company has collaborations with Autonomous Therapeutics to target and treat metastatic tumors; and ImmunoScape, Inc. to discover and develop T-cell receptor therapies against targets in solid tumors. The company was formerly known as AgenTus Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. in June 2021. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in New York, New York. MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Agenus Inc.
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