Aclaris Therapeutics Inc

NASDAQ:ACRS

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a dermatologist-led biopharmaceutical company, which engages in identifying, developing, and commercializing novel drugs to address the needs in medical and aesthetic dermatology and immunology. The company is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania and currently employs 75 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2015-10-07. The firm is focused on leveraging its experience in drug discovery and development and kinase inhibition to develop small molecule therapies to help people impacted immuno-inflammatory conditions. The Company’s drug candidates are Zunsemetinib (ATI-450), ATI-1777 and ATI-2138. The Company’s ATI-450, an investigational oral, small molecule selective MK2 inhibitor compound, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Its ATI-1777, an investigational topical soft-JAK 1/3 inhibitor compound, for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. The firm is engaged in developing ATI-2138, its investigational oral inhibitor compound, as a potential treatment for T-cell mediated autoimmune diseases. The company is also developing oral gut biased JAK inhibitors, as a potential treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.