Biomea Fusion Inc (BMEA) Gagner

Biomea Fusion, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of covalent small molecule drugs to treat patients with genetically defined cancers and metabolic disorders, such as diabetes. The company is headquartered in San Carlos, California and currently employs 42 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2021-04-16. A covalent small molecule is a synthetic compound that forms a permanent bond to its target protein. The firm has built its proprietary FUSION System discovery platform to advance a pipeline of small molecule product candidates. Its lead clinical program’s drug candidate, icovamenib, is being developed as an orally bioavailable, and selective covalent inhibitor of menin in two clinical and multiple preclinical studies, investigating icovamenib’s potential in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as its impact in obesity. Its second product candidate BMF-650, is an investigational, oral small-molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA), for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.