Cogent Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock
Cogent Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on developing precision therapies for genetically defined diseases. Its lead product candidate includes bezuclastinib (CGT9486), a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor in Phase 3 trial designed to target mutations within the KIT receptor tyrosine kinase, including KIT D816V mutation that drives systemic mastocytosis, as well as other mutations in KIT exon 17, which are found in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors. The company also develops CGT4859, a reversible and selective fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 inhibitor in Phase 1 trial for patients with documented FGFR mutations, including advanced cholangiocarcinoma. It has a licensing agreement with Plexxikon Inc. for the research, development, and commercialization of bezuclastinib. Cogent Biosciences, Inc. is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Open COGT dashboard ↗MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
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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