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- AnGes, Inc. (4563.T) develops and commercializes gene medicines and nucleic acid therapeutics for unmet medical needs, primarily focusing on cardiovascular, neurological, and rare diseases. The company offers core products and services including its proprietary Hydrodynamic Gene Delivery technology for non-viral gene transfer; gene therapy candidates such as Collategene (VFGF/HGF plasmid DNA) approved for critical limb ischemia in Japan; preclinical and clinical-stage pipeline assets targeting conditions like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, moyamoya disease, and diabetic foot ulcers; and nucleic acid medicine platforms like circular RNA and miRNA therapeutics. Operations span research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization primarily in Japan, with clinical trials and partnerships extending to Asia, Europe, and the United States; founded in 1999, AnGes is headquartered in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan. In recent developments, the company advanced its pipeline with Phase I/II trial initiations for AG2X-314 in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and reported positive preclinical data for circular RNA-based therapeutics in 2024; it formed strategic alliances with VBL Therapeutics for cancer gene therapy combinations and entered a collaboration with Kyoto University for miRNA research targeting neurological disorders; additionally, AnGes secured funding through a JPY 1.2 billion rights offering in early 2025 and expanded manufacturing capabilities at its Osaka facility to support global clinical supply.