Capricor Therapeutics CAPR Stock

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the development of transformative cell and exosome-based therapeutics for the treatment of duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other diseases with unmet medical needs. Its lead candidate, CAP-1002, an allogeneic cardiac-derived cell therapy, which has completed phase III clinical trial for the treatment of patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). It also focused on developing StealthX, an engineered exosome platform technology which generated two vaccine candidates, such as STX-S and STX-N, induced an immune response against two SARS-CoV-2 proteins, spike, and nucleocapsid, as well as developing vaccines and therapeutics for infectious and monogenic diseases, and other potential indications. The company also develops CAP-2003 that is in pre-clinical development for the treatment of trauma related injuries and conditions. It collaborates with Lonza Houston, Inc. for the clinical manufacturing of CAP-1002, its cell therapy candidate for the treatment of DMD and other indications. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.