ASMB vs IMMP Comparison

Assembly Biosciences Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It is advancing two platform programs, a novel class of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and novel class of oral synthetic live biotherapeutics, which are designed to restore health to a dysbiotic microbiome. The company's HBV-cure program is aimed at increasing the current low cure rate for patients with HBV and is pursuing multiple drug candidates that inhibit multiple steps of the HBV lifecycle. Assembly has discovered several novel core protein Allosteric Modulators, which are small molecules that directly target and allosterically modulate the HBV core protein. The majority of the revenue is generated from the HBV cure program.

Immutep Ltd is a Phase three clinical biotechnology company developing novel Lymphocyte Activation Gene-3 (LAG-3) related immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune disease. It has a diversified product portfolio that harnesses LAG-3's ability to stimulate the body's immune response to fight cancer or suppress the immune system to treat autoimmune disease. The company is focused on advancing its product candidate, eftilagimod alfa (efti), through its registrational Phase three clinical trial towards marketing approval in first-line non-small cell lung cancer (1L NSCLC). The other product candidates in its portfolio include TACTI-004, TACTI-003, AIPAC-003, TACTI-002, INSIGHT-005, and others, being developed as potential therapies for various cancers and autoimmune diseases.