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Covx

CovX’s biotherapeutic platform is a technology that links therapeutic peptides to an antibody “scaffold”.
2002
San Diego, California, United States
  • Drug Discovery and Development
  • Oncology (Cancer)
  • Personalized Medicine Technologies
  • Pharmaceuticals Packaging

Innovation

Industry Problem

Therapeutic peptides often have short half-lives and require frequent dosing.

R&D Focus

Antibody-scaffold delivery of long-acting peptides

Innovative Solution

Covx is a biotechnology company. It engages in the discovery and development of long-acting biological therapies called CovX-Bodies.

Investment Funding

Startup Stage

M&A

People

Founders

About

Covx is a biotechnology company. It engages in the discovery and development of long-acting biological therapies called CovX-Bodies. Its products pipeline focuses on targets that inhibit tumor angiogenesis and modulate metabolic disorders. Their products pipeline includes CVX-045, a thrombospondin-1 mimetic CovX-Body; TSP-1, a negative regulator of angiogenesis that acts as a therapeutic target in oncology; CVX-060, a selective angiopoietin-2 antagonist COVX-BODY; and CVX-096, a long-acting GLP-1 mimetic COVX-BODY. Covx was founded by Carlos Barbas in 2002 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Products

Product

CovX-Body platform and CVX-096 – long-acting GLP-1 mimetic attached to an antibody scaffold.

Star Product

CVX-096 – lead metabolic CovX-Body candidate described as a long-acting GLP-1 mimetic.

Demo Product or Complete Product?

Development-stage technology or ingredient platform; commercialization or clinical development is ongoing.

M&A and Collabs

Acquisitions

Pfizer acquired CovX in 2008.

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