ADVM vs MRBK Comparison

Adverum Biotechnologies Inc is a U.S.-based clinical-stage gene therapy company. It develops gene therapy product candidates intended to provide durable efficacy by inducing sustained expression of a therapeutic protein. The company primarily generates revenue through license, research and collaboration arrangements with its strategic partners. Its lead product candidate is ADVM-022 which is a single, in-office intravitreal (IVT) injection gene therapy designed to deliver long-term durable levels of aflibercept associated with a robust, sustained treatment response, reducing the treatment burden and fluctuations in macular fluid associated with frequent anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections. It has one segment developing and commercializing gene therapeutics.

Meridian Corp is a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank providing personal, business lending, and deposit services. It operates in three business segments including Bank, Wealth, and Mortgage. It generates maximum revenue from the Bank segment that consists of commercial and retail banking. It generates interest income from its lending (including leasing) and investing activities and is dependent on the gathering of lower-cost deposits from its branch network or borrowed funds from other sources for funding its loans, resulting in the generation of net interest income, and other sources.