Bicycle Therapeutics Ltd

Bicycle Therapeutics plc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops a class of medicines for diseases that are underserved by existing therapeutics. It is developing BT1718, a bicycle toxin conjugate (BTC), which is in Phase I/IIa clinical trials targeting tumors that express Membrane Type 1 matrix metalloprotease; BT5528, a BTC that is in a Phase I/II clinical trial targeting Ephrin type-A receptor 2; and BT8009, which is in Phase I/II clinical trial targeting Nectin-4. The company also develops THR-149, a plasma kallikrein inhibitor for the treatment of diabetic macular edema; BT7480, a Bicycle tumor-targeted immune cell agonist (TICA) targeting Nectin-4 and agonizing; BT7455, an EphA2/CD137 Bicycle TICA; and BT7401, a multivalent CD137 agonist. In addition, it collaborates with biopharmaceutical companies and organizations to develop programs in therapeutic areas, such as anti-infective, cardiovascular, dementia, central nervous system, neuromuscular, and respiratory indications. The company has a clinical trial and license agreement with the Cancer Research Technology Limited and Cancer Research UK; research collaboration agreements with AstraZeneca AB, Sanofi, Oxurion NV, and the Dementia Discovery Fund, as well as with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and a discovery collaboration and license agreement with Genentech Inc. for the discovery and development of Bicycle peptides for multiple immuno-oncology targets, as well as strategic collaboration with Bayer for developing Novel Targeted Radionuclide Therapies in Oncology. Bicycle Therapeutics plc was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. Address: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB22 3AT