RXI Pharmaceuticals Corporation Fund Company Profile

Description

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a clinical-stage RNAi company, focuses on discovering and developing therapies primarily in the areas of dermatology and ophthalmology. The company develops therapies based on siRNA technology and immunotherapy agents. Its clinical development programs include RXI-109, a self-delivering RNAi compound, which is in Phase IIa clinical trial that is used to prevent or reduce dermal scarring following surgery or trauma, as well as for the management of hypertrophic scars and keloids; and a Phase I/II clinical trial in retinal scarring. It is also developing RXI-109 for the treatment of an ophthalmic indication, focusing on retinal and corneal scarring; and Samcyprone, a formulation of diphenylcyclopropenone, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of various disorders, such as warts, alopecia areata, non-malignant skin tumors, and cutaneous metastases of melanoma. In addition, the company is developing dermal scarring and wart programs with its sd-rxRNA technology. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.