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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X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases of the immune system. It offers XOLREMDI, an orally bioavailable selective antagonist of chemokine receptor C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) for the treatment of patients with warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, and myelokathexis syndrome. The company also develops mavorixafor that is in Phase 3 4WARD clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of oral, once-daily mavorixafor with or without stable doses of G-CSF in people with congenital, acquired primary autoimmune, or idiopathic CN who are experiencing recurrent and/or serious infections. It has a license agreement with Abbisko Therapeutics Co Ltd. to develop, manufacture, and commercialize mavorixafor in combination with checkpoint inhibitors or other agents in oncology indications; and with Norgine to develop, manufacture, and commercialize mavorixafor in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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