Nektar Therapeutics
Nektar Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering and developing therapies that selectively modulate the immune system to treat autoimmune disorders in the United States and internationally. It develops NKTR-358, a regulatory T (Treg) cell stimulator designed to address the imbalance in the immune system underlying autoimmune disorders and chronic inflammatory conditions; PEG-CSF1, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) modified hematopoietic colony stimulating factor protein that is engineered to selectively modulate resolution processes of inflammation and has applications in a number of therapeutic indications, including acute and chronic inflammation; Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor type II (TNFR2) agonist asset is a bivalent antibody molecule used to selectively stimulate TNFR2 receptor activity, without modulation of the TNFR1 signaling; and NKTR-255, an IL-15 receptor agonist designed to boost the immune system's natural ability to fight cancer. It has collaboration agreements with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.; AstraZeneca AB; UCB Pharma; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Bausch Health Companies Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; UCB Pharma (Biogen); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Merck KGaA; and SFJ Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Zai Lab Limited, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing products that address medical conditions in the areas of oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and infectious diseases. Its commercial products include Zejula, an orally administered poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1/2 inhibitor for treating ovarian cancer; VYVGART, a human IgG1 antibody fragment for generalized myasthenia gravis and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; NUZYRA for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections; Optune for glioblastoma multiforme; Qinlock for gastrointestinal stromal tumors; Xacduro for treating hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia caused by a cinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex; and Augtyro for the treatment of ROS proto-oncogene 1 and non-small cell lung cancer. The company's oncology pipeline includes bemarituzumab, tumor treating fields, tisotumab vedotin, and repotrectinib; and immunology, neuroscience, and infectious disease pipeline comprises efgartigimod and xanomeline and trospium chloride. Zai Lab Limited has license and collaboration agreements with Tesaro, Inc. to develop, manufacture, and commercialize niraparib; NovoCure Ltd. to develop and commercialize Tumor Treating Fields; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC to develop and commercialize ripretinib; Paratek Bermuda Ltd. to develop, manufacture, and commercialize omadacycline; argenx BV to develop and commercialize efgartigimod; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to develop and commercialize tisotumab vedotin and repotrectinib; Amgen Inc. to develop and commercialize bemarituzumab; Innoviva, Inc. to develop and commercialize Sulbactam-Durlobactam; and Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. to develop and commercialize Xanomeline and trospium chloride, as well as strategic collaboration with Pfizer Inc. for sulbactam and durlobactam. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Pudong, China.
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