XRTX vs ARTL Comparison

XORTX Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on identifying, developing, and potentially commercializing therapies to treat progressive kidney disease modulated by aberrant purine and uric acid metabolism and uric acid metabolism in orphan (rare) disease indications such as ADPKD and T2DN, as well as AKI associated with respiratory virus infection. Its focus is on developing three therapeutic products to slow or reverse the progression of chronic kidney disease, address the immediate need of individuals facing AKI associated with respiratory virus infection, and identify other opportunities where existing and new intellectual property can be leveraged to address health issues.

Artelo Biosciences Inc is a United States-based development-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in development of therapeutics that target lipid signaling pathways, including the endocannabinoid system, a family of receptors and neurotransmitters that form a biochemical communication network in body. It is focused on discovering, licensing, developing, and commercializing treatments that control endocannabinoid systems. The company pursues technologies and programs that offer proprietary approaches to cannabinoid-based therapies, also those derived from the cannabis plant and synthetic cannabinoids, as well as new chemical entities and compounds. The firm's flagship program is designed to be a patent-protected cannabinoid drug combination treatment for a rare and orphan disease.