PepGen Inc (PEPG) Tài chính

PepGen Inc. develops oligonucleotide therapies. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and currently employs 81 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2022-05-06. The Company’s Enhanced Delivery Oligonucleotide (EDO) platform leverages cell-penetrating peptides to improve the uptake and activity of conjugated oligonucleotide therapeutics. Its EDO peptides are engineered to optimize tissue penetration, cellular uptake and nuclear delivery. Using these EDO peptides, the Company is generating a pipeline of oligonucleotide therapeutic candidates designed to target the root cause of serious diseases. The company is focused on addressing the underlying cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), which have high unmet need. Its pipeline consists of two clinical stage programs, PGN-EDO51 for DMD patients who are amenable to an exon 51-skipping approach and PGN-EDODM1 for DM1 patients, and several additional preclinical stage programs. Its product candidates also include PGN-EDO53, PGN-EDO45 and PGN-EDO44.