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Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc Description

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, is engaged in the development of a therapeutic drug to treat autoimmune diseases in Canada. The company's lead drug includes Voclosporin, a calcineurin inhibitor for the treatment of lupus nephritis. It has a development and license agreement with 3SBio Inc. for the clinical development, registration, and commercialization of voclosporin in China; and licensing and collaboration agreement with Vifor Pharma for the treatment of lupus and various proteinuric nephrology indications. The company was formerly known as Isotechnika Pharma Inc. and changed its name to Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in October 2013. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
Keywords: Medicine Biopharmaceutical Life Sciences Drugs Autoimmune Disease Clinical Development Lupus Peptides Nephrology Immunosuppressants Lupus Nephritis Nephritis