Ark Therapeutics Group plc (AKT) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Summary
Ark Therapeutics Group plc (Ark Therapeutics) is a UK based specialist healthcare group involved in the discovery, development and commercialization of specialist medicines with focus on vascular disease and cancer. The company's pipeline product candidates include EG013 for fetal growth restriction, EG011 for refractory angina, EG016 for peripheral vascular disease, Cerepro for malignant glioma, and Trinam for maintaining vascular access grafts. The company operates in the UK and Finland. Ark Therapeutics' biological manufacturing operations are based in Kuopio, Finland. Ark Therapeutics is headquartered in London, the UK.
The company's strategic intent focuses on the capitalization of its pipeline of programs in the areas of unmet medical need within vascular disease and cancer. Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of allowance for the company with respect to a patent covering the structures of candidate compounds in Ark's Neuropilin-1 receptor (NRP-1) small molecule antagonist programs.
Ark Therapeutics Group plc Key Recent Developments
Mar 13, 2012: Ark Therapeutics Appoints Charles Spicer As Non-Executive Director
Mar 12, 2012: Ark Therapeutics Reports 2011 Results
Feb 08, 2012: Ark Therapeutics Announces Notice Of Allowance Of US Patent For Neuropilin-1 Receptor Small Molecule Antagonists
Aug 24, 2011: Ark Therapeutics Reports H1 2011 Results
Jul 14, 2011: Ark Led Consortium Wins EUR5.3m EU Framework Programme 7 Grant
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