PHGE vs TCRT Comparison

BiomX Inc is engaged in developing both natural and engineered phage cocktails and personalized treatments designed to target and destroy harmful bacteria in chronic diseases, including cystic fibrosis and diabetic foot osteomyelitis. It discovers and validates proprietary bacterial targets and customizes phage compositions against these targets, and applies its BOLT (BacteriOphage Lead to Treatment) platform to customize phage compositions against these targets. BX004 is its therapeutic phage product candidate under development for chronic pulmonary infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or P. aeruginosa, a main contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with CF. Its BX211 - Treatment of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis (DFO).

Alaunos Therapeutics Inc is a preclinical stage obesity and metabolic health drug development company that is aiming to develop a small molecule-based drug to treat obesity and other metabolic disorders that have a differentiated profile relative to currently marketed and in development oral and injectable products. The company focuses on evaluating the impact of ALN1001, its primary program, and its derivatives on lipid deposition and gene expression. It aims to develop an oral obesity compound that addresses many of the shortcomings of injectable GLP-1 receptor agonists including preserving lean muscle mass.