Dyax Corp (DYAX)

Dyax Corp., a biopharmaceutical company, identifies, develops, and commercializes treatments for hereditary angioedema (HAE) and other plasma-kallikrein-mediated (PKM) disorders. It offers KALBITOR for the treatment of acute attacks of HAE. The company distributes KALBITOR through a network of wholesale, hospital, and specialty pharmacy arrangements. It is developing DX-2930, a human monoclonal antibody inhibitor of plasma kallikrein, which is in Phase 1b clinical study to treat HAE prophylactically. The company has agreements with CVie Therapeutics to develop and commercialize KALBITOR for the treatment of HAE and other angioedema indications in China, Hong Kong, and Macau; and Novellus Biopharma AG to develop and commercialize KALBITOR for the treatment of HAE and other angioedema indications in Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela. It also has agreement with CMIC Co., Ltd. to develop and commercialize subcutaneous ecallantide for the treatment of HAE and other angioedema indications in Japan; and collaboration agreement with Sigma-Tau Rare Diseases S.A. to develop and commercialize subcutaneous ecallantide for the treatment of HAE and other therapeutic indications in various territories worldwide. Dyax Corp. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. As of January 22, 2016, Dyax Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Shire Pharmaceuticals International.