EQ vs LYRA Comparison

Equillium Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapeutics to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory, or immuno-inflammatory, disorders with high unmet medical need. The company intends to commercialize its product candidates either independently or through partnerships, or otherwise monetize its pipeline through strategic transactions. Itolizumab (EQ001), a clinical-stage product candidate, is an anti-CD6 immune-modifying monoclonal antibody, or mAb, that selectively targets the CD6-ALCAM signaling pathway to downregulate pathogenic T effector cells while preserving T regulatory cells critical for maintaining a balanced immune response. The company's other clinical-stage and pre-clinical-stage candidates include EQ101 and EQ302.

Lyra Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage therapeutics company focused on the development and commercialization of novel integrated drug and delivery solutions for the localized treatment of patients. The Company's operations and manages its business as a single operating segment which is the business of developing targeted medicines to address ears, nose, and throat, or ENT diseases. Its initial product candidates, LYR-210 and LYR-220, are bioabsorbable polymeric matrices designed to be administered in a brief, non-invasive, in-office procedure and intended to deliver continuous drug therapy to the sinonasal passages for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, or CRS.