Kapil Dhingra

Asana BioSciences LLC, a subsidiary of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is an American company located in Lawrenceville, NJ. The firm operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It was founded by Chintu Patel.The company says this about itself: Asana BioSciences is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Lawrenceville, NJ. Asana is focused on discovery and development of novel targeted investigational medicines in immunology/inflammation and oncology. ASN003 is in Phase 1 development for BRAFV600 mutated metastatic melanoma, metastatic colorectal and advanced non-small cell lung cancer, and advanced solid tumors with PI3K pathway alterations (NCT02961283). ASN004 is an antibody drug conjugate that targets the 5T4 oncofetal antigen, which is expressed in a wide range of malignant tumors but has very limited expression in normal tissues. ASN004 demonstrates robust and durable antitumor activity after single administration in multiple human tumor xenograft models. ASN008 is a novel, topical Na+-channel blocker with high functional selectivity for itch and pain sensing neurons without affecting motor neurons. In a Phase 1b study in atopic dermatitis patients, topical application of ASN008 showed rapid onset of pruritus relief after a single application, which lasted between 8-12 hours, and no tachyphylaxis to this response was observed after 2 weeks of daily application (NCT03798561).

Oncos Therapeutics Oy focuses on the development and commercialization of targeted cancer immunotherapy. It is a biotechnology company with novel immunotherapy platform that is based on engineered oncolytic viruses armed with potent immune-stimulating transgenes. The firm's products induce a tailored response by the immune system directed at each patient’s unique cancer cells. The company was founded by Pekka Ilmari Simula and Antti Vuolanto in 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

YM BioSciences, Inc. operates as a drug development company, which manufactures advancing hematology and cancer-related products. It is currently advancing in late-stage products, which include CYT387, an oral small molecule inhibitor of the kinase enzymes JAK1 and JAK2; and Nimotuzumab, an EGFR targeting humanized monoclonal antibody. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.