List of Biologics Companies in Georgia - 15

Alzamend Neuro, Inc., a preclinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing products for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders. The company’s lead product candidate is AL001 for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders. It is also developing AL002, a cell-based therapeutic vaccine, which seeks to restore the ability of the patient’s immunological system to Alzheimer’s. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

AMD Biotech, Inc. was founded with a prime focus on the development of nano-magnetic bead technology and its capabilities. Through in-depth research and development, AMD Biotech, Inc. has established the unique technology and production system of nano-magnetic particles for array of products.

Aruna Bio is harnessing the natural abilities of neural exosomes to cross the blood brain barrier and enhance the body’s anti-inflammatory, self-repair and protective mechanisms to treat a range of neurodegenerative disorders. We are leveraging our proprietary exosomes and manufacturing platform to create synergistic therapies by enhancing our exosomes with small molecules, RNA, oligonucleotides and antibodies.

Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the developing and delivering treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious eye diseases. Its product includes CLS-AX, an axitinib for suprachoroidal injection which is in Phase 1/2a clinical trial. It also develops XIPERE, a triamcinolone acetonide suprachoroidal injectable suspension for the treatment of macular edema associated with uveitis, diabetic macular edema, and macular edema associated with retinal vein occlusion. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Emory University is an academic institution that offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and research programs.

Expression Therapeutics, Inc. is a fully integrated clinical stage gene and cell therapy company developing novel, potentially curative, therapeutics for hematology and oncology. The Company, based in Atlanta, Georgia, has a state-of-the-art 43,000 square foot manufacturing facility in West Chester, Ohio. Expression Therapeutics, Inc. also built a state-of-the-art scalable 43,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.

GeneCure Biotechnologies is a biotechnology company that focuses on developing gene therapy based technologies to treat genetic and acquired human diseases.

GeoVax Labs, Inc., (NASDAQ: GOVX) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing human vaccines against infectious diseases using our Modified Vaccinia Ankara - Virus-Like Particle (MVA-VLP) vaccine platform. Our current development programs are focused on vaccines against COVID-19; Hemorrhagic Fever viruses such as Ebola (Zaire, Sudan), Lassa and Marburg; Malaria and Zika virus; and, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). We have also initiated programs to develop a broadly applicable immunotherapy against tumor associated antigen MUC1 that is expressed of many solid tumor types including breast, ovarian, gastric, liver, pancreas, renal and lymph nodes and immunotherapy to treat human papilloma virus (HPV)-induced cancers.

Lanier Biotherapeutics was founded by combining the businesses of Biophtha and Abeome, to further develop an existing first-in-class biologics portfolio for specialty disease, with the ultimate goal of improving the way we survive, age, and live. Lanier targets four major verticals: Multi-functional Retina, Type 2 Inflammation, Dermatology, and ImmunoOncology. Lanier’s lead developments programs include LNR 653.1, a fully humanized anti-VEGF / IL-17A multifunctional antibody for the treatment of retinal neovascularization diseases and LNR 125.36, a fully humanized anti-IL-25 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Type 2 Inflammatory diseases.

Metaclipse Therapeutics is a preclinical stage biotech company developing novel cancer therapies that are tailored to each patient and their specific tumor. The Company’s first ‘personalized’ cancer therapy is for triple negative metastatic breast cancer. Metaclipse intends to commercialize its products through licensing agreements with major pharmaceutical companies after establishing their safety and effectiveness in early clinical trials by year-end 2019.

Moonlight Therapeutics is focused on developing safe, effective, and patient-friendly treatments for people suffering from food allergies. Our first treatment is for children and adults with peanut allergies.

Saol Therapeutics (pronounced "Sail") is a privately held, clinical-stage, pharmaceutical company with operations in Roswell, GA, Dublin, Ireland and Hamilton, Bermuda. The company is focused on development activity in CNS disorders such as pain management and spasticity and orphan diseases. Saol is committed to providing and advancing therapeutic options for patients and the physicians treating these populations and currently has two Phase 2 trials and one Phase 3 trail underway in the United States.

Slingshot Biosciences is working on an overlooked but ubiquitous problem in healthcare that has a tremendous impact on a variety of patient outcomes: the lack of consistent reference material for cell-based assays. The company’s cell mimics represent a new way to use control material in the workflow, whether for instrument manufacturing, assay setup, and validation or as a manufacturing QC control. Synthetic cell mimics provide a new opportunity for precise, biologically-relevant, and cost-effective controls to aid many healthcare and research efforts globally. Learn more at slingshotbio.com

Vernagen aims to discover and develop mRNA based therapeutics using highly advanced mRNA technologies. Our current pipeline includes vaccine platforms targeting various emerging pathogens and biologics platforms aiming to replace current protein based therapeutics. Our mRNA platforms employ multiple innovative chemical and biological components to enhance their therapeutic efficacy and safety.