Galectin Therapeutics Inc.
Galectin Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the drug research and development to create new therapies for fibrotic, cancer, and other diseases. Its lead product candidate is belapectin (GR-MD-02), a galectin-3 inhibitor, which is in Phase 2b/3 clinical trial to prevent esophageal varices in patient with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis; and Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of liver fibrosis, as well as severe skin disease, and melanoma and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Galectin Therapeutics Inc. has a collaborative joint venture co-owned by SBH Sciences, Inc. with Galectin Sciences, LLC for the research and development of small organic molecule inhibitors of galectin-3 for oral administration. The company was formerly known as Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Galectin Therapeutics Inc. in May 2011. Galectin Therapeutics Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.
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NanoViricides, Inc., a clinical stage nano-biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes drugs to combat viral infections. The company's product portfolio includes NV-387 drug candidate developed for RSV and influenza indications and has completed phase 1a/1b human clinical trial for the evaluation of safety and tolerability; NV-387 as an active ingredient of drug product formulations for the treatment of COVID infections comprising NV-CoV-2 Oral Syrup and NV-CoV-2 Oral Gummies developed for the treatment of COVID infection, a semi-solid fixed-dose form, which are in phase 1a/1b human clinical trials for enabling body-weight-based dose titration as is required for pediatric treatments. It also offers NV-387 Solution for injection, infusion, and inhalation to treat severe cases that are not hospitalized and carried out by an injection; and injectable solution that delivered directly into the lungs as a fog created using portable battery operated nebulizer devices, which enables action at infection by a respiratory virus, such as coronaviruses, RSV, influenzas, human meta-pneumovirus, certain adenoviruses, and other infections, that can lead to severe pneumonia. In addition, the company develops NV-HHV-1, a skin cream for the treatment of Shingles rash, which has completed non-clinical pharmacology studies; oral drug with NV-HHV-1 as the active ingredient for the treatment of HSV-1 cold sores and HSV-2 genital ulcers; and other drug candidates in HIVCide program for the treatment of Dengue and Ebola virus, as well as provides Nanoviricide platform technology to treat various types of viruses. NanoViricides, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.
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