CHEK vs XRTX Comparison

Check-Cap Ltd is a clinical-stage medical diagnostics company engaged in the development of an ingestible imaging capsule that utilizes low-dose X-rays for the detection and imaging of colonic polyps and colorectal cancers, or CRC. The company is developing C-Scan, the first capsule-based system for preparation-free, colorectal cancer screening. Its scanning capsule will be swallowed and propelled by natural motility through the gastrointestinal tract and excreted naturally with no need for retrieval for data collection. The operations of the company are presently located in Israel, but it currently expects to market products in the United States, Europe, Israel and Japan.

XORTX Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on identifying, developing, and potentially commercializing therapies to treat progressive kidney disease modulated by aberrant purine and uric acid metabolism and uric acid metabolism in orphan (rare) disease indications such as ADPKD and T2DN, as well as AKI associated with respiratory virus infection. Its focus is on developing three therapeutic products to slow or reverse the progression of chronic kidney disease, address the immediate need of individuals facing AKI associated with respiratory virus infection, and identify other opportunities where existing and new intellectual property can be leveraged to address health issues.