- CEO
- Roger J. Pomerantz
- Full Time Employees
- 23
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Address
- 28 Wells Avenue Yonkers NY United States of America 10701
- IPO Date
- Sep 12, 2014
- Business
- ContraFect Corporation ContraFect Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Yonkers, New York, discovers and develops direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as novel therapeutics for life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infectious diseases treated primarily in hospital settings. Its lead product candidates comprise exebacase (CF-301), a lysin targeting Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia including methicillin-resistant strains; CF-296, an engineered lysin for invasive Staphylococcal infections such as osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, and biofilm-associated conditions; and CF-370, an anti-pseudomonal lysin for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections like ventilator-associated pneumonia and bloodstream infections; alongside preclinical amurin peptides addressing Gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens. The company targets critical hospital-acquired infections in the United States, leveraging platforms that rapidly lyse bacterial cell walls without promoting resistance.
In December 2023, ContraFect Corporation ceased operations and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, with assets listed at approximately $0.61 million and liabilities at $9.32 million, following Nasdaq delisting earlier that year due to failure to meet listing standards. Prior developments included a 2020 equity investment from Pfizer Inc. Pfizer Inc., up to $6.94 million in non-dilutive CARB-X funding for its amurin program in 2019, and preclinical advancements for Gram-negative lysins, though clinical progress such as Phase 3 enrollment for exebacase was halted amid futility concerns. No active subsidiaries or parent relationships are noted post-bankruptcy.