Thiogenesis Therapeutics Corp V.TTI

Alternate Symbol(s): TTIPF

Healthcare Biotechnology

Thiogenesis Therapeutics, Corp. is a Canada-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is developing sulfur-containing prodrugs that act as precursors with the potential to treat serious pediatric diseases with unmet medical needs. The Company’s lead compound, TTI-0102, is a disulfide, made up of two thiols that lead to two independent cysteamine molecules. Cysteamine is a thiol that has been rigorously studied and tested. It is the active ingredient used in drugs to treat the lysosomal storage disease - (nephropathic) cystinosis. TTI-0102 has been developed to address the obstacles facing thiol-based drugs, their short half-life, gastrointestinal (GI) side effects and dosing limitations. As a prodrug, TTI-0102 is metabolized into cysteamine molecules after it is ingested. The metabolic process acts as a gating mechanism. TTI-0102’s initial applications are for MELAS, Leigh syndrome, Rett syndrome and pediatric non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).