- Full Time Employees
- 40
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Address
- 24 North Main Street Pennington NJ United States of America 08534
- IPO Date
- Apr 7, 2010
- Business
- OncoSec Medical Incorporated (ONCSQ) develops late-stage immuno-oncology therapies that utilize a proprietary intratumoral DNA-based plasmid delivery platform, ImmunoPulse, featuring electroporation to enhance immune responses against solid tumors. Core products and services encompass TAVO (tavokinogene telseplasmid), an IL-12 DNA plasmid for intratumoral immunotherapy indicated for melanoma, triple-negative breast cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck; Visceral Lesion Applicator (VLA) for deeper tumor targeting; investigational combinations including TAVO with pembrolizumab (KEYNOTE-695 and KEYNOTE-890 trials), nivolumab, epacadostat, SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, and CXCL9; and pipeline candidates OMS-100 and OMS-102 for metastatic melanoma. The company targets patients with advanced cancers unresponsive to checkpoint inhibitors, operating primarily in the United States through clinical-stage development and global partnerships for commercialization in Asia.
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Diego, California, OncoSec focuses on oncology segments including melanoma, breast cancer, and head and neck cancers, with clinical trials advancing in neoadjuvant settings for personalized tumor eradication. In recent developments, OncoSec closed a $1.33 million registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules to support operations; received positive FDA feedback on a proposed neoadjuvant melanoma program; continues recruitment in the KEYNOTE-890 Phase 2 trial for triple-negative breast cancer with TAVO and pembrolizumab; and maintains strategic licensing agreements granting exclusive rights to Grand Decade Developments (China Grand Pharmaceutical affiliate) and Sirtex for TAVO and VLA in Greater China and 35 Asian countries. The firm relocated its headquarters to enhanced facilities in San Diego's Sorrento Mesa biotech hub, consolidating research, clinical, and administrative functions to bolster development efficiency.