About Us
Business Model
TP508
Mission Statement
Meet The Team
Darrell H. Carney, PhD
Jerry Baty, JD, CPA, MBA
Laurie Sower, PhD
Gerald M Fuller, PhD
Steven Pikulin, PhD
James T. Ryaby, PhD
Jeffery Sheldon, MBA
Timothy (Tim) Schmidt, MBA
TP508 (Rusalatide acetate, Chrysalin®)
Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc.
Chrysalis Biotherapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing regenerative drugs that mimic the body’s natural signals to activate endothelial cells and stem cells to stimulate tissue repair and restore normal tissue function following severe viral infection and nuclear radiation. Chrysalis was incorporated in Delaware in 2012 to develop innovative peptide therapeutics to save lives and improve life’s quality.
There is an urgent unmet clinical need for a drug to prevent mortality caused by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from infection, inflammation, or traumatic injury. The immediate target indication for TP508 is to treat mild to moderate ARDS patients to reduce mortality and reverse systemic effects on lung, heart, brain and kidney.
TP508, is the natural amino acid sequence of a region of human thrombin that stimulates endothelial cells, induces nitric oxide (NO) production, and modulates immune responses. TP508 is as an injectable drug used to mitigate vascular damage, hemorrhage, and inflammation observed in ARDS induced by infection or nuclear radiation. Because of TP508’s unique ability to restore vascular function, induce nitric oxide (N0) production, modulate inflammation, and activate stem cells, TP508 has the potential to reverse ARDS symptoms associated with vascular dysfunction, inflammation, and coagulopathy
Company Business model
Chrysalis Biotherapeutics Inc. was founded to focus on clinical-stage projects based on molecules of natural origins with a history of clinical testing (benign safety and tolerability) and with a strong scientific rationale for respiratory and radiation induced diseases. Chrysalis has used a unique business model for developing TP508 with non-dilutive funding from NIH and BARDA with over $30 million raised to date. This model provides significant funding for drug development, for technology validation, and reduces investor risk. Chrysalis continues to collaborate with NIH and BARDA to develop TP508 as a nuclear countermeasure and use investment funds to support ARDS clinical trials and future clinical indications.