Company Aerpio Pharmaceuticals

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on developing compounds that activate Tie2 to treat ocular diseases and diabetic complications. Its lead product candidate is razuprotafib. Razuprotafib, is a small molecule VE-PTP inhibitor, an enzyme that is upregulated in diabetic eye disease and that is responsible for inactivating Tie2. The Company is also developing a bispecific antibody that binds both VEGF and VE-PTP, which is designed to inhibit VEGF activation and activate Tie2. The Company's pipeline includes Razuprotafib (AKB-9778) Open Angle Glaucoma, Razuprotafib Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)/ COVID-19, Razuprotafib Diabetic Kidney Disease, ARP-1536 Retinopathy/Nephropathy and Bispecific Ab Retinopathy/Cancer.

Number of employees: 12