Corcept Therapeutics Inc.
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated engages in discovery and development of medication for the treatment of severe endocrinologic, oncologic, metabolic, and neurologic disorders in the United States. It offers Korlym tablets medication for the treatment of hyperglycemia secondary to hypercortisolism in adult patients with endogenous cushing's syndrome; and who have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance and have failed surgery or are not candidates for surgery. The company is also developing relacorilant, which is in phase III clinical trial for the treatment of hypercortisolism; relacorilant combined with nab-paclitaxel which is in phase III clinical trial to treat platinum-resistant ovarian tumors; treatment for adrenal cancer and cortisol excess which is in phase 1b clinical trial; and for treatment for prostate cancer which is in phase II clinical trial. In addition, it develops dazucorilant, which is in phase II clinical trial for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and miricorilant, which is in phase IIb trial for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
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Lexaria Bioscience Corp. operates as a biotechnology company. The company offers its patented drug delivery-enabling platform technology, DehydraTECH, which combines active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with specific long-chain fatty acid-rich triglyceride oils and carrier compounds that improve the way they enter the bloodstream, increasing their effectiveness and allowing for lower overall dosing for improved tolerability while promoting healthier oral ingestion methods. Its DehydraTECH is used with a range of active molecules, including glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs (GLP-1) and glucose -dependent insulinotropic polypeptide drugs (GIP), vitamins, pain medications, hormones, phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, antivirals, nicotine and its analogs, and cannabinoids. The company's DehydraTECH technology is applied to various therapeutic indications, such as diabetes, weight loss, hypertension, epilepsy, and heart disease; is implemented in a multitude of ingestible or topically administered product formats comprising oral suspensions, tablets, capsules, foods, beverages, and oral products; and is suitable for a variety of product formats, including pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, over-the-counter products, and consumer packaged goods. The company was formerly known as Lexaria Corp. and changed its name to Lexaria Bioscience Corp. in April 2016. Lexaria Bioscience Corp. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Kelowna, Canada.
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