Aisa Pharma
Private Company
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Overview
Aisa Pharma is a clinical-stage biotech company developing AISA-021, a novel 4th generation dual-channel calcium blocker, for the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis, a severe autoimmune disease with high unmet need. The company has completed Part 1 of its Phase 2 RECONNOITER-1 study in Australia and is nearing completion of Part 2, with encouraging preliminary clinical data suggesting effects on both Raynaud's and underlying disease symptoms. Founded in 2018 by CEO Andrew Sternlicht, M.D., the company leverages a team with extensive drug development experience and a strategy of repurposing known drug classes to improve efficacy and tolerability for underserved patient populations.
Technology Platform
Repurposing and optimization of calcium channel blockers to create novel, fourth-generation dual-channel (including N-type) blockers with improved efficacy and tolerability profiles.
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Competitive Landscape
The competitive landscape consists of generic calcium channel blockers (e.g., nifedipine) and other vasodilators used off-label, which are often limited by side effects. There are no drugs specifically approved for Raynaud's in scleroderma, but Aisa-021 may face future competition from other novel vasodilators or disease-modifying therapies in development for systemic sclerosis.