List of Antiviral Therapies Companies with Phase 2 Active Clinical Trial - 49

Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT) is a clinical-stage company advancing therapies addressing multi-drug resistant infections. Prior antimicrobial therapeutic approaches have been “fixed,” while pathogens continue to evolve resistance to each of those therapeutics, causing those drug products to become rapidly less effective in commercial use as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) increases over time. APT’s PhageBank™ approach leverages an ever-expanding library of bacteriophage (phage) that collectively provide evergreen broad spectrum and polymicrobial coverage. PhageBank™ phages are matched through a proprietary phage susceptibility assay that APT has teamed with Mayo Clinic Laboratories to commercialize on a global scale. APT’s technology was originally developed by the biodefense program of U.S. Department of Defense. APT acquired the world-wide exclusive commercial rights in 2017. Under FDA emergency Investigational New Drug allowance, APT has provided investigational PhageBank™ therapy to treat more than 40 critically ill patients in which standard-of-care antibiotics had failed.

Altesa is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing new treatments for age-old threats to human health: high-consequence viral infections. These infections are particularly severe in vulnerable people, including those with chronic health conditions, like lung diseases, as well as the elderly and many people in underserved communities. Altesa builds upon a proven, highly successful drug development platform that has already prevented countless deaths from the two most impactful pandemics of the past 100 years—HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. Our objective is to develop safe and effective antiviral medicines in simple oral dosage forms that, when prescribed for the right people at the right time, will halt the progression of infection before it becomes serious—or even prevent the infection altogether. This strategy extends the proven benefits of testing for viruses such as the flu or COVID-19, which have both caused suffering and death among vulnerable people but can be treated if properly diagnosed. Viral pathogens like these and others have plagued mankind for many thousands of years, but testing for and treating them is an effective strategy to blunt their impact and, ideally, to defeat them.

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of a cure for patients suffering from chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the United States. Its HBV product pipeline consists of AB-729, a proprietary subcutaneously-delivered RNA interference product candidate, which in an ongoing Phase Ia/Ib clinical trial targeted to hepatocytes that inhibits viral replication and reduces various HBV antigens using novel covalently conjugated GalNAc delivery technology; and AB-836, an oral capsid inhibitor that suppresses HBV DNA replication. The company’s research and development programs include HBV RNA destabilizers, an orally active agent to destabilize HBV RNA, which leads to RNA degradation and to reduction in HBV proteins; oral PD-L1 inhibitor to enable reawakening patients’ HBV-specific immune response; and small molecule antiviral medicines to treat coronaviruses, including COVID-19. It has strategic alliance, licensing, and research collaboration agreements with Marqibo; Gritstone Oncology, Inc.; and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc. The company was formerly known as Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation and changed its name to Arbutus Biopharma Corporation in July 2015. Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is headquartered in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 2018, Belief BioMed is aiming to become a globally leading gene therapy company by being committed to providing innovative therapies with improved efficacy for monogenic disorder diseases, age-related degenerative diseases, and certain malignant diseases through its AAV vector technology from early discovery to commercialization. The R&D and production strengths of Belief BioMed have been recognized by top investment institutions and enterprises. Belief BioMed has offices, research centers and manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing and Suzhou China and North Carolina US.

BiomX (NYSE America: PHGE) is developing both natural and engineered phage cocktails and personalized treatments designed to target and destroy harmful bacteria in chronic diseases, including cystic fibrosis and diabetic foot osteomyelitis. BiomX discovers and validates proprietary bacterial targets and customizes phage compositions against these targets.

Developing new drugs under FDA regulation for hypoxia brain and heart ischemia and viral infection like coronavirus and influenza.

Capsida Biotherapeutics Inc. is an industry-leading gene therapy platform company creating a new class of targeted, non-invasive gene therapies for patients with debilitating and life-threatening genetic disorders. Capsida's technology allows for the targeted penetration of cells and organs, while limiting collateral impact on non-targeted cells and organs, especially the liver. This technology allows for the delivery of the gene therapy in a non-invasive way through intravenous administration. Capsida's technology is protected by a growing intellectual property portfolio which includes more than 30 patent applications and one issued U.S. patent 11,149,256. The company is exploring using the technology across a broad range of life-threatening genetic disorders. Its initial pipeline consists of multiple neurologic disease programs. The company has strategic collaborations with AbbVie and CRISPR, which provide independent validation of Capsida's technology and capabilities. Capsida is a multi-functional and fully integrated biotechnology company with proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) engineering, multi-modality cargo development and optimization, translational biology, process development and state-of-the-art manufacturing, and broad clinical development experience. Capsida's biologically driven, high-throughput AAV engineering and cargo optimization platform originated from groundbreaking research in the laboratory of Viviana Gradinaru, Ph.D., a neuroscience professor at the California Institute of Technology.

Clene Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of various therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. The company has a nanotechnology drug platform for the development of orally administered neurotherapeutic drugs. Its lead drug is CNM-Au8, which is being studied in various clinical trials, including a Phase 2 study for the treatment of stable multiple sclerosis; a Phase 2 biomarker study in Parkinson’s; and Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials to investigate the potential for disease modification for neurodegenerative diseases. The company’s products also include CNM-AgZn17, a topical gel polymer suspension of silver and zinc ions that is being developed for the treatment of infectious diseases and to accelerate wound healing; and NM-PtAu7, a gold-platinum CSN therapeutic. Clene Inc. is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company seeking to discover and develop novel antiviral therapeutics as treatments for serious and/or chronic viral diseases. We employ unique structure-based technologies and Nobel Prize winning expertise to create first- and best-in-class antiviral drugs. These technologies are designed to efficiently deliver small molecule therapeutics that are safe, effective, and convenient to administer. We have identified promising preclinical and early clinical stage antiviral therapeutics that target the replication process of influenza virus, SARS-CoV-2 virus, hepatitis C virus, and norovirus.

Complement Therapeutics GmbH (CTx) is an early-stage biotechnology company focused on the research and development of novel therapeutics for complement-mediated diseases. The Company is a spinout from the University of Manchester and is based on the pioneering research of its founders into novel targets within the complement cascade. Our lead investigational product (CTx001) is being evaluated as a potential gene therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration/geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness. Additional programmes will evaluate potential therapeutic opportunities in other complement-mediated conditions. The Company is also developing a unique quantification methodology, the Complement Precision Medicine (CPM) platform, to enable quantification of over 30 complement cascade proteins enabling more precise diagnosis and monitoring of disease.

At EG427 our unique, non-replicative Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 (HSV-1) based vector platform delivers, with pinpoint precision, highly selective, durable expression of disease modifying transgenes for use in the treatment of peripheral nervous system disorders and beyond. Our lead asset EG110A, for the treatment of neurogenic bladder dysfunction, is expected to be in the clinic by early 2024. Our revolutionary approach to the treatment of this disease aims at providing patients with a comprehensive, long-term solution to their bladder management, through a highly selective molecular biology approach overcoming the drawbacks of current standard of care.

Developing transformative cancer medicines with CD19-Redirected ARTEMIS T Cells to improve patients’ lives

Frantz Viral Therapeutics is focused on the development of topical treatments for pre-cancerous conditions related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in the cervix, vulva, and anus.

Genenta (Nasdaq: GNTA) is a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing a cell-based platform harnessing the power of hematopoietic stem cells to provide durable and safe treatments for solid tumors. Our platform is not tumor type nor target antigen restricted and provides sustained targeted expression of therapeutic payload(s) inside the tumor micro environment. Genenta’s lead product candidate, Temferon™, precisely targets the delivery of interferon-alpha to the tumor micro-environment, minimizing systemic toxicity while breaking tumor-induced immune tolerance. Our treatments are designed as one-time monotherapies, but with the additional potential, when used in combination, to significantly enhance the efficacy of other approved therapeutics.

HuidaGene Biotechnology Co., Ltd (辉大基因) is a global biotechnology company focusing on the discovering, engineering, and developing CRISPR-based genetic medicine to rewrite the future of genomic medicine. Based in Shanghai and New Jersey, HuidaGene is committed to addressing patient's needs globally with various preclinical therapeutic programs covering ophthalmology, otology, myology, and neurology. Company's CRISPR-based therapeutics offer the potential to cure patients with life-threatening conditions by repairing the cause of their disease. We are committed to transform the future of genome-editing medicine.

Clinical-stage Biopharmaceutical Company developing burfiralimab against Chronic hepatitis B and autoimmune diseases. Also Antibodies and small molecules are in the pipeline for oncological and immunological disorders.

ImmVira is a biotechnology company focused on development of new generation novel anti-cancer drug vectors driven by clinical benefits in oncology and non-oncology fields.

Intralytix, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, production and marketing of bacteriophage-based products to control bacterial pathogens in environmental, food processing, and medical settings. The company makes phage that target E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria in pet and human food.Intralytix has developed and is continuing to develop phage preparations for preventing and treating bacterial diseases of pets and other animals, including agriculturally-important animals. Other products include phage mixtures as probiotics.Intralytix’s is also developing phage preparations for treating infected wounds.

Island Pharmaceuticals is a drug research and repurposing company, focused on developing preventative or therapeutic drugs for viral infections. We have a lead asset – ISLA-101 - that was initially developed by our wholly owned subsidiary, Isla Pharmaceuticals. ISLA-101 is a drug with a well-established safety profile, being repurposed for the prevention and treatment of dengue fever and other mosquito (or vector) borne diseases.

Istari Oncology, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on novel immuno-oncology and immunotherapy platforms for the treatment of glioblastoma and a wide variety of tumors. The company was founded by Darell Bigner, MD, and Matthias Gromeier, MD, of Duke University Medical Center in 2016. Both are leaders in their respective research fields of virology, immunology, monoclonal development and clinical medicine, particularly in the treatment of brain tumors.

Jaguar Gene Therapy, LLC is dedicated to accelerating breakthroughs in gene therapy for patients suffering from severe genetic diseases including those that impact sizeable patient populations. The company is made up of a proven team of experts with unparalleled CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls), regulatory, clinical and commercial acumen who have first-hand experience in bringing novel gene therapy treatments to patients and their families. Committed to patient safety and product purity, Jaguar is rapidly advancing an initial pipeline of three programs targeting: 1) Type 1 galactosemia; 2) a genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder and Phelan-McDermid syndrome and other severe neurodevelopmental disorders with a SHANK3 mutation or deletion; and 3) Type 1 diabetes. The company continues to evaluate opportunities to expand its pipeline using the strength of the team and close relationships with numerous academic institutions.

Next generation CRISPR technology for programmed cell death. Focused on developing therapies for infectious disease and the microbiome. Locus Biosciences’ novel approach to precision antimicrobials works by taking advantage of a part of an immune system present in many bacteria called the CRISPR-Cas system. The CRISPR-Cas system protects bacteria from invaders such as viruses by creating small strands of RNA called CRISPR RNAs, which match DNA sequences specific to a given invader. When the CRISPR RNAs find a match, they activate Cas proteins that cut the DNA.

LOKON PHARMA is a Swedish biotech company in the forefront of developing immunostimulatory gene therapy for cancer-based on oncolytic viruses. Innovative gene engineering, solid expertise in cancer biology and immunology, as well as a genuine curiosity in life science expand Lokon’s pipeline towards groundbreaking new therapeutics for patients with high unmet medical need.

ModeX Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative multispecific biologics for cancer and infectious disease. Its platforms unite the power of multiple biologics in a single molecule to create multispecific antibodies and vaccines with unprecedented versatility and potency in fighting complex disease. The ModeX pipeline includes candidates against both solid and liquid tumors, as well as several of the world’s most pressing viral threats. Its founding team includes globally recognized medical innovators with proven track records of delivering breakthroughs for patients. ModeX is an OPKO Health company based in Natick, Massachusetts.

Myrtelle Inc. is a patient-centered, innovation-driven gene therapy company transforming the treatment of neurological diseases. Our mission is to develop and deliver novel treatments for devastating disorders of the central nervous system, beginning with our lead program, gene therapy treatment for Canavan disease. Myrtelle’s social media channels are places for community members to connect and learn about Canavan disease and Myrtelle initiatives. Discussion of medical and health topics should never be construed as medical advice. Contact a health care professional in your area for personal medical advice. Myrtelle Inc. does not represent that the information on our social media channels is accurate, complete, reliable, useful, timely, or current and Myrtelle does not undertake an obligation to update any such information. Myrtelle does not endorse any opinions or statements expressed by others on our social media channels. Myrtelle does not expressly endorse opinions or statements expressed by individuals, businesses, or channels we may ‘follow’, ‘like’, or ‘share’. At times, Myrtelle may link to external websites. Myrtelle is not responsible for the content or policies of these websites. Content submitted to our social media channels is public and will not place Myrtelle under any obligation to you.

Nanoscope is focused on proprietary ambient light activated optogenetic therapy to restore vision in people suffering from all forms of Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Nouscom is a private clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing off-the-shelf and personalized cancer immunotherapies using proprietary viral vectors with demonstrated high immunogenicity in patients. Nouscom’s clinical pipeline includes NOUS-209, an off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapy assessing the efficacy of the treatment in advanced MSI-H CRC patients in combination with pembrolizumab in randomized phase 2 trials. A Phase 1b study of NOUS-209 monotherapy in Lynch Syndrome Carriers with potential to ‘intercept cancer’ before it occurs is running in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute. Nouscom's second clinical program is NOUS-PEV, a personalized cancer immunotherapy for the treatment of advanced cancers with great unmet medical need. Nouscom has exclusively out-licensed VAC-85135, an off-the-shelf immunotherapy, to Janssen Oncology. The program is under evaluation in a Phase 1 trial for the treatment of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. Nouscom was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland with operations in Rome, Italy. The company is backed by international life sciences investors: 5AM, Andera Partners, Bpifrance, EQT Life Sciences, Indaco Venture Partners, M Ventures, Panakes Partners, Revelation Partners, Versant Ventures, and XGen Ventures and has raised a total of $130M to date. For more information on Nouscom, please visit the company’s website at www.nouscom.com

Oncolys BioPharma Inc. is a Tokyo-based bioventure established in Japan in March 2004. Its mission is to contribute to the advancement of medical science in the world through bringing innovation to the existing treatments for cancer and serious infectious diseases, using its virology-based new drug discovery technologies. The company operates in two business segments. Pharmaceutical Business segment is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of novel drugs. Its major pipeline Telomelysin (OBP-301), an oncolytic adenovirus immunotherapy is in clinical development targeting various types of solid tumors including melanoma , HCC and esophageal cancer. Along with Telomelysin, an anti-HIV drug OBP-601 (Censavudine) and a novel HDAC inhibitor OBP-801 are also under development in the United States. Diagnostics Business segment is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of CTC (Circulating Tumor Cell) detection adenovirus TelomeScan, as well as the provision of inspection services. Oncolys was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market in December 2014 and has a clinical laboratory center in Kobe, Japan and a subsidiary in New Jersey, USA.

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. is developing pelareorep, a safe and well-tolerated intravenously delivered immuno-oncolytic virus (IOV) that targets cancer through a unique mechanism of action with two components, selective tumor lysis and activation of the innate and adaptive immune systems, creating an inflamed phenotype to treat a variety of solid tumors and hematological malignancies.

Oncovir, Inc is a pharmaceutical corporation dedicated to the development of nucleic-acid-based clinical therapies for cancer, infectious, immune, and degenerative disorders. We promote Hiltonol® (poly-ICLC) as an experimental viral mimic and broad activator of innate and adaptive immunity. While initially developed as an interferon inducer, Hiltonol® has much broader biological effects in humans, including specific antiviral, immune activating, vaccine adjuvant, and antitumor actions.

ReAlta Life Sciences is a biotech company that focuses on rebalancing the inflammatory response to address life-threatening acute inflammatory and rare diseases with their EPICC peptides based on the human astrovirus research.

Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing treatments and diagnostics for underserved patient populations primarily in pediatric orphan and emerging infectious diseases. The team at Ridgeback is dedicated to working toward finding life-saving and life changing solutions for patients and diseases that need champions. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is a privately held, majority woman-owned biotechnology company; all funding for Ridgeback Biotherapeutics has originated from Wayne and Wendy Holman; two science driven individuals who invest in technologies that they believe will make the world a better place.

Rocket Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RCKT), Ltd is a biotechnology company focused on seeking cures through molecular and gene therapy. We are developing first-in-class treatments for patients with rare and often devastating orphan diseases using a lentiviral-based and adeno-associated virus (AAV) therapy approach. We have developed rewarding partnerships with a number of leading international research institutions as well as with centers of manufacturing and cell processing expertise, while building an internal team to drive the research, development, clinical and regulatory programs. Ultimately we aim to launch and globally commercialize innovative gene therapies in disease areas with high unmet need.

Skyline Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on the discovery, development and delivery of innovative gene therapy treatments.

SparingVision is a genomic medicines company, translating pioneering science into vision-saving treatments. Founded to advance over 20 years of world-leading ophthalmic research from its scientific founders at the Paris Vision Institute, SparingVision is leading a step shift in how ocular diseases are treated, moving beyond single gene correction therapies. At the heart of this is a pipeline of gene independent treatments for rod-cone dystrophies. Lead products, SPVN06 and SPVN20, address mid and late stages of retinitis pigmentosa (RP)respectively. RP is the most common inherited retinal disease affecting two million people worldwide. These novel medicines could form the basis of a suite of new sight-saving treatments with potential applications across many other retinal diseases, regardless of genetic cause. The Company is supported by a strong, internationally renowned team who aim to harness the potential of genomic medicine to deliver new treatments to all ocular disease patients as quickly as possible. SparingVision has raised €60 million to date and its investors include 4BIO Capital, Advent France Biotechnology, Bpifrance, Foundation Fighting Blindness (US), Fondation Voir & Entendre, UPMC Enterprises, Jeito Capital and Ysios Capital. For more information, please visit www.sparingvision.com.

Synairgen is a respiratory drug discovery and development company founded by University of Southampton Professors Stephen Holgate, Donna Davies and Ratko Djukanovic. The business, focused primarily on lung viral defence in asthma and COPD, uses its differentiating human biology BioBank platform and world-renowned international academic KOL network to discover and develop novel therapies for respiratory disease. Synairgen is currently running a Phase II trial evaluating SNG001 in COPD patients and announced on 18 March 2020 a Phase II trial with SNG001 in COVID-19 patients to potentially assist with the global outbreak.

Talphera, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in medically supervised settings. Talphera’s lead product candidate, Niyad is a lyophilized formulation of nafamostat and is currently being studied under an investigational device exemption, or IDE, as an anticoagulant for the extracorporeal circuit, and has received Breakthrough Device Designation Status from the FDA. Talphera is also developing two pre-filled syringes in-licensed from its partner Aguettant: Fedsyra™, a pre-filled ephedrine syringe, and PFS-02, a pre-filled phenylephrine syringe. To learn more about the development status of these product candidates, please visit our website at www.talphera.com.

Launched in 2005, TechnoPhage is an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the R&D of new biological molecules in several therapeutic areas, such as infection, neuroscience, and ophthalmology. TechnoPhage’s strategy is based on developing new therapeutics from early discovery to clinical development, including in-house capacity for process development, and GMP production. The company has recently launched its own GMP manufacturing plant specialized in the production of biologics such as bacteriophages and antibody fragments. TechnoPhage is focused on increasing its pipeline of proprietary technologies and deriving products. This is achieved through an active R&D program and collaboration agreements with national and international pharmaceutical companies, research centers and universities across Europe, USA, and Asia. The company’s headquarters are located in Lisbon, in close proximity to the renowned Santa Maria Hospital and the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes. Overall, the proximity to these valuable partners ensures the access to the necessary equipment, and to the know-how required to develop full product solutions, including direct collaboration with leading experts from the clinical fields covering the therapeutic products under development.

Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics for heart failure. It offers cellular regeneration platform, that enables in vivo reprogramming of cardiac fibroblasts into cardio myocytes by delivering proprietary transcription factors; gene therapy platform, that enables the targeted delivery of a payload to cardiac fibroblasts; and precision medicine platform, which provides personalized medicine approach to treat heart disease. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

Theolytics is a biotechnology company working to transform innovative therapies that represent the promise of lasting cures. The company harnesses viruses to combat cancer and is focused on developing next-generation oncolytic viral therapies.

Theriva Biologics (NYSE American: TOVX), is a diversified clinical-stage company developing therapeutics designed to treat diseases in areas of high unmet need. The Company advanced into oncology through the acquisition of VCN Biosciences, S.L. (VCN), who have developed a new oncolytic adenovirus platform designed for intravenous (IV), intravitreal and antitumoral delivery to trigger tumor cell death, improve access of co-administered cancer therapies to the tumor, and promote a robust and sustained anti-tumor response by the patient's immune system. The Company's lead candidates are: (1) VCN-01, an oncolytic adenovirus designed to replicate selectively and aggressively within tumor cells, and to degrade the tumor stroma barrier that serves as a significant physical and immunosuppressive barrier to cancer treatment; (2) SYN-004 (ribaxamase) which is designed to degrade certain commonly used IV beta-lactam antibiotics within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to prevent (a) microbiome damage, (b) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), (c) overgrowth of pathogenic organisms, (d) the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and (e) acute graft-versus-host-disease (aGVHD) in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients, and (3) SYN-020, a recombinant oral formulation of the enzyme intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) produced under cGMP conditions and intended to treat both local GI and systemic diseases.

TILT Biotherapeutics Ltd is a clinical stage company working in oncology towards enabling T-cell therapies and immune checkpoint inhibitors with oncolytic viruses. Embodiments of the technology will be used to enhance tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T) and immune checkpoint inhibiting antibody therapies. TILT was founded by Pr. Akseli Hemminki, who has published hundreds of papers in the field and treated almost 300 patients with 10 different oncolytic viruses. In 2013, Pr. Hemminki started his second company, TILT Biotherapeutics Ltd, with a technology based on his past findings in the lab, but more importantly in the clinic. The research conducted by TILT alone or in collaboration with some of world’s leading research groups with synergic technologies has generated very excellent results. The lead candidate is a clinical stage TNFα/IL2 armed oncolytic adenovirus (TILT-123 or Ad5/3-E2F-delta24-hTNFα-IRES-hIL2). Multiple Phase I clinical trials are ongoing. For contact: BD (at) tiltbio.com

Cancer immunotherapy Transgene (Euronext: TNG) is a biotechnology company focused on designing and developing novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer.

Traws Pharma is a clinical stage company aiming to address unmet medical needs in respiratory viral diseases and cancer. We leverage broad and deep expertise in small molecule chemistry, artificial intelligence and machine learning, rational drug design & streamlined development to deliver innovative medicines. We target critical threats to human health, aiming to overcome problems caused by acquired resistance to current medications, with an additional focus on vulnerable populations.

Trellis Bioscience is a clinical-stage company focused on discovering and developing native human monoclonal antibodies to treat and prevent drug-resistant, life-threatening infectious diseases. Antibodies are the immune system's most potent natural weapon against disease. Trellis's innovative proprietary technology CellSpot™ overcomes technical obstacles that have long hindered exploiting the full human antibody repertoire. This ideal source of drugs focuses on the selection of elite antibodies that bind highly conserved target epitopes with high affinity. TRL1068 is a native human monoclonal antibody (for intravenous delivery) whose target is a family of bacterial proteins (DNABII) that play a critical role in maintaining the structural integrity of biofilms by anchoring extracellular bacterial DNA (eDNA) from dead bacteria within the biofilm matrix. TRL1068 binds at high affinity (Kd ~50 pM) to a highly conserved epitope found in nearly all medically significant bacteria, including both Gram-positive and Gram-negative species. High affinity binding to DNABII ensures that the protein is eliminated from the body and thus prevents its deposition elsewhere in the body, where it could form biofilm metastases. Because the bacterial target is only exposed to the antibody after the producing bacterial cell is dead, resistance to this novel intervention is expected to be rare. The FDA granted Fast Track, QIDP (qualified infectious disease product), and Orphan Drug designations for TRL1068.

Virogin Biotech is a biotechnology company that specializes in oncolytic virus drug development to create impactful drugs for patients with the highest medical need.

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VYGR) is a biotechnology company dedicated to leveraging the power of human genetics to modify the course of – and ultimately cure – neurological diseases. Our pipeline includes programs for Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s disease, and multiple other diseases of the central nervous system. Many of our programs are derived from our TRACER™ AAV capsid discovery platform, which we have used to generate novel capsids and identify associated receptors to potentially enable high brain penetration with genetic medicines following intravenous dosing. Some of our programs are wholly owned, and some are advancing with partners including Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease; Novartis Pharma AG; Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.; and Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. For more information, visit www.voyagertherapeutics.com. Voyager Therapeutics® is a registered trademark, and TRACER™ is a trademark, of Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.

Vyriad is a biotechnology company that develops targeted genetic therapies using engineered viruses and viral vectors for oncolytic virotherapy and gene editing applications.