- CEO
- Su-Jin Lee
- Full Time Employees
- 45
- Sector
- Health technology
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals: major
- Address
- Heungdeok IT Valley, 13 Yongin-si GY South Korea 16954
- IPO Date
- Jun 12, 2019
- Business
- AptaBio Therapeutics Inc. (293780.KQ) develops platform-based therapeutics targeting intractable diseases, including selective inhibitors of NADPH oxidase (NOX) family enzymes and aptamer-drug conjugates for anti-cancer applications; its research platforms encompass oxidative stress modulation for diabetic complications such as nephropathy and retinopathy, vascular and neurodegenerative diseases, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and intractable cancers including pancreatic, bladder, and liver types, alongside cancer-associated fibroblast control and aptamer-drug conjugate technologies; the company commercializes transfection reagents such as Lipofector-Q, Lipofector-EXT, Lipofector-2000, Lipofector-EZ, and Lipofector-pMAX for DNA/RNA delivery into eukaryotic cells, with sales primarily from reagent and product offerings in South Korea. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, AptaBio operates in the biopharmaceutical sector, focusing on first-in-class new drugs for inflammation, fibrosis, diabetic complications, and oncology, partnering with universities, hospitals, contract research organizations, and contract manufacturing organizations. In 2023, the company secured approximately KRW 50 billion in funding to support its pipeline advancement; key candidates include APX-115 (NOX inhibitor, Phase unspecified for acute kidney injury and oxidative stress), Isuzinaxib (Phase 2 for diabetic nephropathies), APX-311 (Phase 2 for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis), APX-1004 (Phase 1 for diabetic retinopathy), and APX-343A (Phase 1 for advanced solid tumors), reflecting ongoing clinical progress and revenue growth from KRW 48 million in 2022 to KRW 3.36 billion in 2024 driven by new business and reagent sales.