Pfizer Acquires Amplyx to Expand its Infectious Disease Portfolio
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- The acquisition expands the anti-infectives pipeline with the addition of Amplyx’s P-II candidate- Fosmanogepix (APX001) which is being evaluated in both IV and oral formulations for the treatment of patients with invasive fungal infections
- Pfizer also retains ownership of the Amplyx early-stage pipeline- including antiviral (MAU868) and antifungal (APX2039) therapies. The acquisition follows an initial equity investment by Pfizer in December 2019 as part of Amplyx’s Series C funding
- Fosmanogepix has demonstrated broad-spectrum activity in-vitro and showed wide distribution to various tissues- including brain- lung- kidney- and eye
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