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Aerpio Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research and development of treatments for ocular diseases. The company is headquartered in Blue Ash, Ohio and currently employs 27 full-time employees. The firm is focused on developing treatments for ocular disease. Its lead product candidate is AKB-9778. Its other two pipeline programs include AKB-4924 and ARP-1536. AKB-9778 is a small molecule activator of the Tie-2 pathway, which is being developed for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy (DR). AKB-4924 is a selective stabilizer of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1alpha), which is being developed for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). ARP-1536 is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed at the same target as AKB-9778. ARP-1536 binds the extracellular domain of vascular endothelial protein tyrosine phosphatase (VE-PTP) inhibiting its ability to interact with Tie-2. As of April 14, 2017, the Company had completed a Phase II trial of AKB-9778 in 144 patients with diabetic macular edema. As of April 14, 2017, the Company had completed Phase Ia clinical trial in healthy volunteers for AKB-4924.
Full ARPO Calculator →Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
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