NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS (NKTR)       2.72  +0.11 (+4.21%)

Company Profile

Nektar Therapeutics is a research-based biopharmaceutical company which engages in discovering and developing medicines in areas of unmet medical need. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California and currently employs 740 full-time employees. The firm's research and development pipeline of new investigational drugs includes potential therapies for oncology, immunology and virology. In oncology, it is studying several immuno-oncology (I-O) drug candidates, including bempegaldesleukin, NKTR-255 and NKTR-262. In immunology, it is focused on addressing imbalances in the immune system to restore the body's self-tolerance mechanisms and achieve immune homeostasis. In autoimmune disorders, its IL-2 T-regulatory cell stimulator NKTR-358 is being clinically studied in systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Its programs in virology area include studying bempegaldesleukin in treating individuals affected with COVID-19, and a preclinical research collaboration with Gilead Sciences Inc. (Gilead) to test the combination of NKTR-255.

Company Info

NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS

455 Mission Bay Blvd S

San Francisco CALIFORNIA 94158

P: 14154825300.0

CEO: Howard W. Robin

Employees: 740

Website: https://www.nektar.com/