XG-102 (also known as brimapitide), a D-stereoisomer of a c-Jun-N-terminal kinase-1111 was developed in a biocompatible gel formulation for the treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with a single-dose administration into the middle ear. It’s a cell-penetrating peptide which inhibits the JNK stress kinase. JNK is activated following various types of cochlear insults (stress) that cause acute inner ear hearing loss and plays a key role in apoptosis of sensory cells as well as in inflammatory responses. By blocking JNK, AM-111 protects stress-injured cochlear cells and helps to prevent or reduce chronic hearing loss. Auris Medical's otoprotective drug AM-111 has been granted orphan drug status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acute sensorineural hearing loss (ASNHL), a condition which may occur following various inner ear injuries. In addition, XG-102 was studied in phase III clinical trials in the treatment of acute inner ear hearing loss and in the reduction of post-cataract surgery intraocular inflammation. Besides, XG-102 is advancing through pre-clinical development with programs in ocular inflammation, urology, nephrology and Alzheimer’s disease.

Edratide (hCDR1 or TV-4710) is a peptide based on the sequences of the complementarity determining region (CDR) 1 of monoclonal anti-DNA antibody. The capacity of the peptide to bind to major histocompatibility complex class II molecules correlated with the proliferative responses. Edratide is being developed for the treatment of SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus). Edratide ameliorates the SLE-related autoimmune process by specific upstream immunomodulation through the generation of regulatory T cells.

Modimelanotide is a melanocortinergic peptide drug derived from α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) which was under development for the treatment of acute kidney injury. Modimelanotide had promising preclinical data, and a Phase II trial in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery showed a reduced incidence of acute kidney injury in subjects that received Modimelanotide. However, a Phase IIb, multicenter study of Modimelanotide in patients with chronic kidney disease who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass surgery failed to show a significant reduction in the incidence of acute kidney injury in subjects who received the drug, both by serum creatinine measurements and by novel biomarkers of tubular injury.