BioTech/Drugs - N/A, , US
Immunotrex Biologics is an emerging medical technology company committed to the development of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic products that satisfy key unmet needs in medicine. The company has laboratory space in Lowell MA, and is developing two major products: an automated system for the rapid identification of infectious agents, and a therapeutic agent aimed at the treatment sepsis. Mosaic™ is an automated point-of-care platform for the rapid identification of pathogenic bacteria and viruses using DNA-RNA hybridization in the hospital or diagnostic laboratory setting. Kdeon™, is the company's therapeutic agent for septic shock, based on a family of small peptides that block the injurious effects of lipopolysaccaride(LPS), a component of bacterial cell walls.