HSDT vs AZTR Comparison

Helius Medical Technologies Inc is a neurotech company focused on neurological wellness. The company's purpose is to develop, license, or acquire non-invasive technologies targeted at reducing symptoms of neurological disease or trauma. The company's product, known as the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS) is authorized for sale in Canada as a class II, a non-implantable medical device intended for use as a short-term treatment of gait deficit due to symptoms from multiple sclerosis and balance deficit due to mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury and is to be used in conjunction with supervised therapeutic exercise.

Azitra Inc is an early-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for precision dermatology using engineered proteins and live biotherapeutic products. Its discovery platform is screened for naturally occurring bacterial cells with beneficial effects. These microbes are then genomically sequenced and engineered to make cellular therapies, recombinant therapeutic proteins, peptides, and small molecules for the precision treatment of dermatology diseases. The company's product candidates include ATR-12, for treating the orphan disease and Netherton syndrome; ATR-04, a genetically modified strain of S. epidermidis for treating the papulopustular rash; and ATR-01, a potential treatment for ichthyosis vulgaris, a chronic, abnormally dry, scaly skin disease.