Lead Product(s) : RJVA-001
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Nantahala Capital
Deal Size : $23.0 million
Deal Type : Public Offering
Fractyl Health Announces Closing of $23 Million Underwritten Public Offering
Details : Fractyl intends to use net proceeds to support development of its Revita and Rejuva platforms, including RJVA-001, designed to express glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) locally in pancreatic beta cells.
Product Name : RJVA-001
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
August 07, 2025
Lead Product(s) : RJVA-001
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Nantahala Capital
Deal Size : $23.0 million
Deal Type : Public Offering
Lead Product(s) : RJVA-001
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Nantahala Capital
Deal Size : $20.0 million
Deal Type : Public Offering
Fractyl Health Announces Pricing of $20 Million Underwritten Public Offering
Details : Fractyl intends to use net proceeds to support development of its Revita and Rejuva platforms, including RJVA-001, designed to express glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) locally in pancreatic beta cells.
Product Name : RJVA-001
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
August 06, 2025
Lead Product(s) : RJVA-001
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Nantahala Capital
Deal Size : $20.0 million
Deal Type : Public Offering
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Undisclosed
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Superluminal Advances Selective MC4R Agonist To IND Studies For Obesity
Details : Superluminal's compound is an orally administered, highly selective, biased MC4R agonist initially targeting rare genetic forms of obesity and hypothalamic obesity.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Other Small Molecule
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
July 22, 2025
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Undisclosed
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : MBX 4291
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
MBX Biosciences Submits IND for MBX 4291 to Treat Obesity with GLP1/GIP Co-Agonist
Details : MBX 4291 is a long-acting GLP1/GIP Receptor co-agonist prodrug, which is currently being evaluated for the treatment of obesity.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Undisclosed
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
June 16, 2025
Lead Product(s) : MBX 4291
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : GB18
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Kexing Biopharm's GB18 project received clearance of IND application from NMPA and FDA
Details : GB18 is an innovative biologic product and a nanobody targeting GDF-15 developed for the treatment of cancer cachexia.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Antibody
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
May 28, 2025
Lead Product(s) : GB18
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : Petrelintide,CT-388
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : F. Hoffmann-La Roche
Deal Size : $5,300.0 million
Deal Type : Collaboration
Roche & Zealand Partner to Develop Petrelintide for Obesity & Overweight Therapy
Details : The two companies will collaborate to co-develop and co-commercialise ZP8396 (petrelintide) in combination with CT-388 for the treatment of obesity.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Peptide
Upfront Cash : $1,650.0 million
March 12, 2025
Lead Product(s) : Petrelintide,CT-388
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : F. Hoffmann-La Roche
Deal Size : $5,300.0 million
Deal Type : Collaboration
Lead Product(s) : ARO-ALK7
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Presents Preclinical Data on ARO-ALK7 for Treatment of Obesity
Details : ARO-ALK7 is the first RNAi-based therapy to directly target a gene expressed in adipose tissue. It is being evaluated for the treatment of obesity.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Oligonucleotide
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
February 25, 2025
Lead Product(s) : ARO-ALK7
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : ARO-ALK7
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Arrowhead Seeks Approval for ARO-ALK7 Phase 1/2a Trial in Obesity Treatment
Details : ARO-ALK7 is an ACVR1C gene expression silencer, in adipose tissue, which led to reduced body weight and fat mass with preservation of lean muscle, in obese patients
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Oligonucleotide
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
December 03, 2024
Lead Product(s) : ARO-ALK7
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : BLX 0871
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Biolexis Advances AMPK Agonists for Weight Loss in Preclinical Development
Details : BLX 0871 is an AMPK activator, which is being evaluated in the early-stage clinical trial studies for the treatment of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Other Small Molecule
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
October 29, 2024
Lead Product(s) : BLX 0871
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : RES-010
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Sanofi
Deal Size : Undisclosed
Deal Type : Financing
Resalis Therapeutics Gains Strategic Equity Investment from Sanofi
Details : The company intends to use the proceeds to accelerate the development of its lead investigational candidate, RES-010 for the treatment of obesity.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Other Large Molecule
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
October 28, 2024
Lead Product(s) : RES-010
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Sanofi
Deal Size : Undisclosed
Deal Type : Financing