Alba Therapeutics

Alba Therapeutics Corporation is a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical Company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Genetics, environment, aberrant immune response, and barrier dysfunction are all require... d for autoimmunity. Alba's technology is based on modifying disease state epithelial permeability using compounds which impact the regulation of tight junctions in cell barriers throughout the body with potential applications in celiac disease, asthma/COPD and acute lung injury. As a development stage company Alba maximizes value creation by leveraging its human capital, partnerships and technology. Since the Company's formation in 2004, the company has entered human clinical trials with its lead product, larazotide acetate, received Fast Track designation from the FDA (in Celiac Disease), successfully completed three Phase I clinical trials and completed Phase II studies in patients with celiac disease. The company is focusing on Phase 2b clinical trials in subjects with celiac disease.Read More