AKARI THERAPEUTICS PLC-ADR (AKTX)

Company Profile

Akari Therapeutics Plc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutics to treat orphan autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and currently employs 9 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-01-31. The firm is developing advanced therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Its lead asset, investigational nomacopan, is a bispecific recombinant inhibitor of complement C5 activation and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) activity. Its pipeline includes a Phase 3 clinical trial program investigating nomacopan for pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant-related thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA). The company is conducting a clinical trial of subcutaneous nomacopan for the treatment of HSCT-TMA in pediatrics. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease, Orphan Drug, and Fast Track designations to nomacopan for the treatment of pediatric HSCT-TMA. The company is also investigating long-acting PASylated-nomacopan (PAS-nomacopan) for treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) in preclinical studies.

Company Info

AKARI THERAPEUTICS PLC-ADR

22 Boston Wharf Road, Fl 7

Boston MASSACHUSETTS W1G 9RT

P: 16463500702

CEO: Clive Richardson

Employees: 7

Website: https://www.akaritx.com/