Vera Therapeutics, Inc (VERA) Precio

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnical company which engages in the development and commercialization of transformative treatments for immunological diseases. The company is headquartered in Brisbane California, California and currently employs 249 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2021-05-14. The firm is focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases. Its lead product candidate is atacicept, a fusion protein self-administered as a subcutaneous injection once weekly that blocks both B-cell Activating Factor (BAFF) and A PRoliferation-Inducing Ligand (APRIL), which stimulate B cells to produce autoantibodies contributing to certain autoimmune diseases, including IgAN, also known as Berger’s disease, and lupus nephritis. In addition, it is evaluating additional diseases where the reduction of autoantibodies by atacicept may prove medically useful. The company is also engaged in developing MAU868, a monoclonal antibody designed to neutralize infection with BK virus (BKV), a polyomavirus that can have devastating consequences in certain settings such as kidney transplant. The company retains all global developmental and commercial rights to atacicept and MAU868.