Opus Genetics, Inc. Common Stock
Opus Genetics, Inc., a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). It develops OPGx-LCA5, an early-onset retinal degeneration that is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of LCA5-associated IRD; and OPGx-BEST1 to treat BEST1-associated retinal disease. The company also develops various pre-clinical IRD programs, including OPGx-RHO, a gene therapy that targets autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa caused by RHO mutations; OPGx-RDH12 that is designed to restore protein expression and halt functional deterioration in patients with retinal dystrophy caused by mutations in the retinal dehydrogenase gene; OPGx-MERTK, an AAV vector for the treatment of MERTK IRD; OPGx-NMNAT1, a gene augmentation therapy designed to halt functional deterioration in pediatric patients with retinal degenerative disease caused by mutations in the nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 gene; and OPGx-CNGB1, an AAV gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa due to mutations in the CNGB1 gene. In addition, it develops Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution for reversal of mydriasis, as well as for the treatment of presbyopia and dim light or night vision disturbances; and APX3330, a small-molecule inhibitor of Ref-1 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. The company was formerly known as Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. Opus Genetics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
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Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapies for neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders. The company's product pipeline includes Fasedienol, an investigational pherine nasal spray that is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of anxiety in adults with social anxiety disorder; and Itruvone, an odorless synthetic investigational neuroactive pherine nasal spray, which is in Phase II clinical trial to treat major depressive disorder. It also develops PH80, an odorless and tasteless synthetic investigational pherine nasal spray that is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms, including hot flashes due to menopause, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and other women's health disorders; PH15, an investigational pherine nasal spray, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment to improve cognitive impairment caused by mental fatigue and potentially other disorders; PH284, an odorless and tasteless synthetic investigational pherine nasal spray that is in Phase II clinical trial to treat loss of appetite associated with chronic disorders, such as cancer or heart disease, as well as cachexia; and AV-101, an oral prodrug that targets N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor in the brain for treating depression and neurological disorders. In addition, the company's clinical-stage pipeline consists of intranasal product candidates comprising pherines. It has a license and collaboration agreement with AffaMed Therapeutics, Inc. to develop, manufacture, and commercialize fasedienol for multiple anxiety-related disorders. Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
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