ContraFect (CFRXQ) Akcija Cena

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.