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SIGA Technologies Inc. Description

SIGA Technologies, Inc. is a company specializing in the development and commercialization of solutions for serious unmet medical needs and biothreats. The company’s lead product is TPOXX®, also known as tecovirimat and ST-246®, an orally administered and IV formulation antiviral drug that targets orthopoxvirus infections. While TPOXX® is not yet approved as safe and effective by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, it is a novel small-molecule drug of which 2 million courses have been delivered to the Strategic National Stockpile under Project BioShield.

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
Keywords: Chemical Compounds Organic Chemistry Antiviral Drug Small Molecule Biological Warfare Monkeypox Poxviruses Orthopoxvirus