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KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Description

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly Carbylan Therapeutics, Inc., is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule protease inhibitors for a range of diseases. The Company has developed a portfolio of small molecule plasma kallikrein inhibitors targeting hereditary angioedema (HAE) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The Company is developing a plasma kallikrein inhibitor, which is administered directly into the eye. The Company is engaged in advancing several product candidates developed from its portfolio into early clinical trials. The Company is progressing additional oral candidates towards regulatory preclinical studies. The Company's HAE product candidate, KVD818, is an inhibitor of plasma kallikrein. The Company has initiated clinical testing of KVD818 in a Phase I clinical trial. It has completed an open-label single ascending dose Phase I trial in DME patients with KVD001.

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Disease Organ Systems Eye Enzymes Stage Pharmaceutical Macular Edema Diabetic Macular Edema Angioedema Hereditary Angioedema Kallikrein Complement Deficiency C1 Inhibitor Plasma Kallikrein Protease Inhibitor