LOAN vs EQ Comparison

Manhattan Bridge Capital Inc is a real estate finance company taxed as a REIT that specializes in originating, servicing and managing a portfolio of first mortgage loans. The company offers short-term, secured, non-banking loans which may renew or extend, before or after their initial term expires, to real estate investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, rehabilitation or development of residential or commercial properties located in the New York metropolitan area, including New Jersey and Connecticut, and in Florida.

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.