BYSI — BEYONDSPRING INC (Healthcare >> Biotechnology)

Description: BeyondSpring Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and selling clinical-stage biopharmaceutical therapies focused on oncology and immunology. The company operates through two segments: the Plinabulin pipeline and the TPD platform. The company's lead asset is Plinabulin, a selective immunomodulating microtubule-binding agent that has completed Phase III clinical trials for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); and as an anti-cancer agent, as well as for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN). It also develops Plinabulin in combination with Plinabulin+docetaxel vs. docetaxel alone for the treatment of NSCLC and epidermal growth factor receptor wild type. In addition, the company develops Plinabulin in combination with various immuno-oncology agents and chemotherapy and radiation; nivolumab, a PD-1 antibody that has completed phase 1 clinical trials for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer; ipilimumab, a CTLA-4 antibody for the treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC); in combination with PD-1 or PD-L1 antibodies and radiation for the treatment of various cancers; and pembrolizumab, etoposide, and platinum to treat extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. Further, it engages in the development of three small-molecule immune agents in preclinical stages; and a drug discovery platform to develop therapeutic agents from internal research and development efforts and from collaboration. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.