Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Fund Company Profile

Description

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on providing therapies for patients with renal disease in the United States. Its lead product Auryxia (ferric citrate), an oral, ferric iron-based compound that has the capacity to bind to phosphate in the gastrointestinal tract and form non-absorbable complexes, as well as treats iron deficiency anemia. Auryxia is also used to control serum phosphorus levels in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis. The company has licensing and collaboration agreements with Japan Tobacco Inc. and Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the development and commercialization of Auryxia in Japan. It also has strategic alliance with Panion & BF Biotech, Inc. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.