Avenue Therapeutics Inc (ATXI) Earnings

Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company, which engages in acquiring, licensing, and commercializing products for use in the intensive care hospital setting. The company is headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida and currently employs 2 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2017-06-27. The firm is focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of neurologic diseases. Its product candidates include AJ201 for the treatment of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA, also known as Kennedy's Disease), intravenous tramadol (IV tramadol) for the treatment of post-operative acute pain, and BAER-101 for the treatment of epilepsy and panic disorders. AJ201 is designed to modify SBMA through multiple mechanisms, including degradation of the mutant androgen receptor (AR) protein and stimulation of the Nrf1 and Nrf2 pathways, which are involved in protecting cells from oxidative stress that can lead to cell death. Baergic’s pipeline consists of a single compound, BAER-101, a novel α2/3 subtype-selective GABA A positive allosteric modulator.