Prix Ventyx Biosciences Inc (VTYX)

Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. engages in developing novel small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and currently employs 83 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2021-10-21. The firm is focused on developing oral therapies for patients with autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases. Its lead portfolio of NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inhibitors includes VTX2735, a peripherally restricted NLRP3 inhibitor in Phase II development for recurrent pericarditis, and VTX3232, a CNS-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor in Phase II development for neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic diseases. Its inflammatory bowel disease portfolio includes tamuzimod (VTX002), an S1P1R modulator, and VTX958, a TYK2 inhibitor, both of which have completed Phase II clinical trials. Tamuzimod is a sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor (S1P1R) modulator in development for patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). VTX958 is a selective allosteric tyrosine kinase type 2 (TYK2) inhibitor in Phase II development for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease.