Azitra

Azitra, Inc. is an early-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of therapeutic use in dermatology. The company is headquartered in Branford, Connecticut and currently employs 13 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2023-06-16. The firm is focused on developing advanced therapies for precision dermatology using engineered proteins and topical live bio therapeutic products. The company has built a proprietary platform that includes a microbial library comprised of approximately 1,500 unique bacterial strains that can be screened for therapeutic characteristics. The platform is augmented by artificial intelligence and machine learning technology that analyzes, predicts and helps screen its library of strains for drug-like molecules. Its lead product, ATR-12, is a genetically modified strain of S. epidermidis for treating the orphan disease, Netherton syndrome, a chronic and fatal disease of the skin. Its advanced product, ATR-04, is a genetically modified strain of S. epidermidis for treating papulopustular rash. Its product ATR-01 is a human filaggrin protein for treating ichthyosis vulgaris, chronic, xerotic (abnormally dry), and scaly skin disease.