KIN vs TLC

Kindred Biosciences, Inc.

Kindred Biosciences, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapies for pets. Its product pipeline focuses on biologics for a range of indications primarily in dogs and cats. The company offers Mirataz, a mirtazapine transdermal ointment for the management of weight loss in cats; and Zimeta, a dipyrone injection for the control of fever in horses. It also develops KIND-016, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs; KIND-032, a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-4 (IL-4) receptor for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs; KIND-025 a canine fusion protein targeting IL-4 and IL-13 for atopic dermatitis in dogs; KIND-030, a monoclonal antibody targeting canine parvovirus for the prophylactic indication in dogs; KIND-509, an antibody for canine inflammatory bowel disease in dogs; KIND-510a, a long-acting feline recombinant erythropoietin being developed for the management of non-regenerative anemia in cats; and KIND-511, an anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment for newborn foals. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

Taiwan Liposome Company, Ltd.

Taiwan Liposome Company, Ltd., a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of nanomedicines that combine its proprietary lipid-assembled drug delivery platform with approved active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The BioSeizer lipid formulation technology is designed to enable local sustained release and fast onset of APIs at the site of disease or injury with enhanced pharmacokinetic (PK) control by customization of lipid layers; and NanoX active drug loading technology enables the potential for reduced dosing frequency and enhanced distribution of liposome-encapsulated APIs to the desired site. Its lead product candidate is TLC599, an intraarticular injectable BioSeizer formulation of the API steroid dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DSP), which is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis pain. The company's product candidates also comprise TLC590, a non-opioid BioSeizer formulation of the API ropivacaine that has completed Phase II clinical trial to treat post-surgical pain; TLC399, a multilamellar and multivesicular BioSeizer formulation of DSP, which is in Phase II clinical trial for ophthalmology indications; TLC178, an API that is in Phase I/II dose escalation trial to treat rhabdomyosarcoma; and TLC19 that is in Phase I clinical trial to treat COVID-19.Taiwan Liposome Company, Ltd. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.