Sunday, July 01, 2007

Targanta Therapeutics
Proposed symbol TARG
IPO date not yet announced


Targanta Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company is developing new treatments for severe, drug-resistant bacterial infections, including those that attack the skin, blood, and bone. Its lead candidate is oritavancin, which may treat both skin and blood infections; the drug was first discovered by Eli Lilly and further developed by InterMune, from whom Targanta acquired the rights in 2005. The company plans to develop other antibiotics in addition to oritavancin; it is working on one earlier-stage candidate that may fight osteomyelitis, an inflammation of the bone caused by infection.

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