CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRISPR Therapeutics AG, a gene editing company, focuses on developing gene-based medicines for serious human diseases using its Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) platform. The company's CRISPR/Cas9 is a revolutionary technology for gene editing which is the process of precisely altering specific sequences of genomic DNA. It has a portfolio of therapeutic programs across a range of disease areas, including hemoglobinopathies, CAR T cell therapies, in vivo, and type 1 diabetes, as well as develops investigational CAR T programs, including an autologous, gene-edited CAR T program targeting glypican-3 (GPC3) for the potential treatment of solid tumors. The company's lead product candidate is CASGEVY, an ex vivo CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited cell therapy for treating patients suffering from transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, severe sickle cell disease (SCD), and hemoglobinopathies in which a patient's hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are edited to produce high levels of fetal hemoglobin in red blood cells. It also develops CAR T cell therapies, including CTX112 targeting cluster of differentiation 19 (CD19) and CTX131 targeting CD70 for oncology and autoimmune indications; CTX310 and CTX320, in vivo gene editing to address the cardiovascular disease by disrupting the validated targets angiopoietin-like protein 3 and lipoprotein; and CTX211, an allogeneic, gene-edited, hypoimmune stem cell-derived product candidate for the treatment of T1D. It has strategic partnerships with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Nkarta, Inc., and Capsida Biotherapeutics. CRISPR Therapeutics AG was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.
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Fortress Biotech, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products. The company markets dermatology products, including Emrosi, a minocycline hydrochloride extended-release capsule for the treatment of rosacea; Qbrexza a medicated cloth towelette for primary axillary hyperhidrosis; Accutane, an oral isotretinoin drug for severe recalcitrant nodular acne; Amzeeq, a topical formulation of minocycline for inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris; Zilxi for inflammatory lesions of rosacea; Exelderm, an antifungal cream and solution for topical use; Targadox, an oral doxycycline drug for therapy for severe acne; and Luxamend, a water-based emulsion to provide a moist healing environment for superficial wounds, minor cuts or scrapes, dermal ulcers, donor sites, sunburns, and radiation dermatitis. It also develops intravenous Tramadol for the treatment of post-operative acute pain; CUTX-101, an injection for Menkes disease; UNLOXCYT for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; Olafertinib for EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC; CAEL-101, a monoclonal antibody for amyloid light chain amyloidosis; and Triplex, a cytomegalovirus vaccine. In addition, the company's early-stage product candidates include Dotinurad for gout; MB-101 for glioblastoma; MB-108 for recurrent GBM; MB-109 for refractory glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma; MB-106 for B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma; AJ201, an androgen receptor degradation enhancer; and BAER-101, a positive allosteric modulator. Further, its preclinical product candidates comprise AAV-ATP7A and AVTS-001 gene therapies; CK-103 BET inhibitor; CEVA-D and CEVA-102; CK-302, an anti-GITR; CK-303, an anti-CAIX; and oligonucleotide platform. The company was formerly known as Coronado Biosciences, Inc. and changed its name to Fortress Biotech, Inc. in April 2015. Fortress Biotech, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida.
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