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Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. and Viking Therapeutics, Inc

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Pelthos Therapeutics Inc.

Pelthos Therapeutics Inc., a bio-pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes therapeutic products to help patients with unmet treatment burdens. The company offers ZELSUVMI for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum in adults and children 1 year of age and older. It also provides NITRICIL, a proprietary nitric oxide-based technology platform. The company was formerly known as Channel Therapeutics Corporation and changed its name to Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. in July 2025. Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

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Viking Therapeutics, Inc

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. It develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, an orally available Phase IIb-ready drug candidate for type 2 diabetes; VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide, which is in Phase 1 SAD/MAD clinical trial, and VK0214, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the TRß for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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