Rezolute

Rezolute, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of drug therapies for patients with metabolic and orphan diseases. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California and currently employs 71 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2011-12-23. Its lead clinical asset, Ersodetug (formerly RZ358), is a potential treatment for hypoglycemia caused by multiple forms of hyperinsulinism including congenital HI and tumor HI. Ersodetug is an intravenously administered human monoclonal antibody that binds to a unique site (allosteric) on the insulin receptor in insulin target tissues, such as in the liver, fat, and muscle. Congenital is a rare pediatric genetic disorder characterized by excessive production of insulin by the pancreas. RZ402, which is an oral plasma kallikrein inhibitor (PKI) being developed as a potential therapy for the chronic treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). DME is a vascular complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness. RZ402 is designed to block bradykinin production and its resulting effects on vascular leakage and inflammation.