CRDL vs VIGL Comparison

Cardiol Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage life sciences company focused on the research and clinical development of anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic therapies for the treatment of heart diseases. The company's lead product candidate, CardiolRx, is a pharmaceutically manufactured oral cannabidiol formulation that is being clinically developed for use in heart diseases. Cardiol has received Investigational New Drug Application authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration to conduct clinical studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CardiolRx in two diseases affecting the heart which are a Phase II multi-national trial, the ARCHER trial, in acute myocarditis; and a Phase II multi-center open-label pilot study in recurrent pericarditis.

Vigil Neuroscience Inc is a microglia-focused therapeutics company treating both rare and common neurodegenerative diseases by restoring the vigilance of microglia, the sentinel cells of the brain's immune system. It is utilizing the tools of modern neuroscience drug development across multiple therapeutic modalities to rapidly deliver precision-based therapies to improve the lives of patients and families. Its clinical candidate, iluzanebart, is currently being studied in IGNITE, a Phase 2 PoC trial and the first-ever interventional trial in ALSP patients. The company is also developing VG-3927, an orally available small molecule TREM2 agonist for the treatment of common neurodegenerative diseases associated with microglial dysfunction.