Biophytis S.A.(BPTSY.US)

Biophytis S.A., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the development of therapeutics that slow the degenerative processes and improve functional outcomes for patients suffering from age-related diseases. Its therapeutics targets and activates key biological resilience pathways that can protect against and counteract the effects of the multiple biological and environmental stresses, including inflammatory, oxidative, metabolic, and viral stresses that lead to age-related diseases. The company’s lead drug candidate is BIO101, an orally administered small molecule in development to treat neuromuscular diseases, including sarcopenia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and obesity, as well as treatment of severe respiratory failure in patients suffering from COVID-19. It also develops BIO201, an orally administered small molecule for the treatment of retinopathies, including dry age-related macular degeneration, and Stargardt disease.