- CEO
- Michal Jerzy Walczak
- Full Time Employees
- 82
- Sector
- Health technology
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals: major
- Address
- ul. Dunska 11 Wroclaw DS Poland 54-427
- IPO Date
- Apr 19, 2021
- Business
- Captor Therapeutics Spolka Akcyjna, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops targeted protein degradation therapeutics using its proprietary Optigrade platform for oncology and autoimmune indications. The company offers bifunctional degraders and molecular glues targeting proteins including GSPT1, NEK7, SALL4 for hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer and neuroendocrine tumors; brain-penetrant and systemic NEK7 degraders for neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease, ALS and multiple sclerosis, as well as autoimmune diseases such as IBD and gout; MCL-1 degraders for hematological malignancies and solid tumors; PKC-theta degraders for autoimmunity, oncology and transplantation; and early-stage projects for new targets and E3 ligases. Captor Therapeutics operates preclinical and clinical programs from laboratories in Wroclaw, Poland, and business development in Basel, Switzerland, targeting patients with high unmet needs in cancer and inflammatory diseases. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Wroclaw, Poland, the company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2022. Recent developments include initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial for lead candidate CT-01 in hepatocellular carcinoma in May 2025; a strategic research collaboration and option agreement in November 2025 with an undisclosed U.S. pharmaceutical company for NEK7 degraders providing mid-single-digit million USD upfront potential and triple-digit million USD milestones; and a research collaboration agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center in November 2025.