AUPH vs ORKA Comparison

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering therapies to people living with autoimmune diseases with high unmet medical needs. The company developed LUPKYNIS (voclosporin), the first FDA-approved oral therapy for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis. It is also developing AUR200, a dual inhibitor of B cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL), for the potential treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Oruka Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel monoclonal antibody therapeutics for psoriasis (PsO) and other inflammatory and immunology (I&I) indications. Its lead program, ORKA-001, is designed to target the p19 subunit of interleukin-23 (IL-23p19) for the treatment of PsO. The company's co-lead program, ORKA-002, is designed to target interleukin-17A and interleukin-17F (IL-17A/F) for the treatment of PsO, psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and other conditions. These programs each bind their respective targets at high affinity and incorporate half-life extension technology to increase exposure and decreasing dosing frequency.