Armata Pharmaceuticals

Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which focuses on the development of bacteriophage therapeutics for the treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and currently employs 60 full-time employees. The firm is developing and advancing a broad pipeline of natural and synthetic phage candidates, including clinical candidates for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and other pathogens. The company is advancing two lead candidates, such as AP-PA02 and AP-SA02, to address both chronic and acute bacterial infections. Its lead phage candidate, inhaled AP-PA02, is focused primarily on the treatment of chronic pulmonary infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In parallel, it has an acute bacterial infection clinical development plan focused on Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, a difficult-to-treat and often life-threatening infection.