HCW Biologics Inc. Common Stock
HCW Biologics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering and developing novel immunotherapies for chronic, low-grade inflammation, and age-related diseases in the United States. The company's lead products include HCW9218, a clinical-stage bifunctional molecule, which has completed Phase 1 to treat chemotherapy-refractory solid tumor cancers and Phase 1b/2 to treat pancreatic cancer; and HCW9302, injectable and interleukin 2 (IL-2) fusion protein complex, which is in phase 1 for autoimmune and proinflammatory diseases, such as alopecia areata diseases. It also develops HCW9201 and HCW9206, novel immunotherapeutic for memory-like natural killer cells, cancer, and pathogens; HCW11-006, an immune cell stimulator; HCW11-002 and HCW11-0027, which are immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat oncology and other senescence-associated indications; and HCW11-018, a fusions and immune cell engagers to treat cancer. The company has a license agreement with Wugen Inc. to develop cell therapy-based treatments; and a license, research and co-development agreement with WY Biotech Co., Ltd. for its preclinical molecules. HCW Biologics Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Miramar, Florida.
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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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