CONTRAFECT CORP (CFRX)

Company Profile

ContraFect Corp. is a clinical stage biotechnology company, which engages in the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections. The company is headquartered in Yonkers, New York and currently employs 23 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-07-29. The firm is focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections. Its lead DLA product candidate, exebacase (CF-301), is used for the treatment of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (bacteremia), including right-sided endocarditis, when used in addition to standard-of-care (SOC) anti-staphylococcal antibiotics in adult patients. Its CF-301 is being studied in an ongoing Phase Ib/II study in patients with chronic prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) of the knee due to S. aureus or coagulase-negative Staphylococci. Its other product candidate, CF-370, is designed to target a range of gram-negative bacteria, including P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae, and A. baumanni, and has demonstrated potent in vivo activity against these pathogens.

Company Info

CONTRAFECT CORP

28 Wells Avenue, 3rd Floor

Yonkers NEW YORK 10701

P: 19142072300.0

CEO: Roger J. Pomerantz

Employees: 23

Website: https://www.contrafect.com/