Prix Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc (ORMP)

Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of oral delivery solutions for drugs delivered via injection. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York and currently employs 13 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2002-04-01. The firm has developed an oral dosage form intended to withstand the harsh environment of the stomach and effectively deliver active biological insulin or other proteins. Its Protein Oral Delivery (POD) technology is designed to protect drug integrity and increase absorption. Its pipeline includes ORMD-0801 (Oral Insulin) Diabetes, ORMD-0801 (Oral Insulin) NASH, and ORMD 0901 (Oral GLP-1). Its oral insulin (ORMD-0801) has the potential to create a new paradigm in the treatment of diabetes through oral delivery of insulin at an earlier stage of treatment. Its oral insulin capsule (ORMD-0801) has shown a reduction of liver fat content in early clinical trials. The company is also developing an oral Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog capsule (ORMD-0901), which is an incretin hormone that stimulates the secretion of insulin from the pancreas.