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pharma · Colorectal Cancer · Esophageal Varices in NASH Cirrhosis · GALT

Galectin Therapeutics

Galectin Therapeutics is a pharma organization headquartered in Norcross, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker GALT. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Varices in NASH Cirrhosis, Metasta

4960 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 240, Norcross, GA 30071, US HQ
2000 Founded
36 Employees
Public company Type
GALT · NYSE Ticker
Company details
Status
Public
HQ
4960 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 240, Norcross, GA 30071, US
Founded
2000
Employees
36
Programs
12
Drugs
5
Patents
20

Quick answer

Galectin Therapeutics is a pharma organization headquartered in Norcross, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker GALT. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Varices in NASH Cirrhosis, Metastatic Melanoma, Hepatic Impairment, Prevention of Esophageal Varices. NovaPharmaNews links 12 clinical program(s), 0 drug profile(s), and 20 patent record(s) to this entity from public FDA, EMA, ClinicalTrials.gov, and USPTO sources. Pipeline phase mix: phase 2 (6), phase 1 (4), phase 3 (2).

Company snapshot

Galectin Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GALT) is applying its leadership in galectin science and drug development to create new therapies for fibrotic disease and cancer. Drug candidates based on the Company’s unique carbohydrate technology target galectin proteins which are key mediators of biologic and pathologic function. We use naturally occurring carbohydrate polymers with galactose residues to create

  • 12 active pipeline program(s) linked via ClinicalTrials.gov.
  • 20 US patent(s) indexed to this assignee profile.
  • 12 trial update(s) in the last 12 months.

Public regulatory, clinical, patent, and corporate records for Galectin Therapeutics. Not investment advice.

Lead pipeline drugs

Active clinical programs

Momentum

Proprietary activity score for Galectin Therapeutics.

1 active signal

20 /100 +0 vs 30 days ago

Signal breakdown

  • Clinical trials 12 30d
  • Nova articles 0 30d
  • Patents filed 0 30d
  • FDA actions 0 30d
  • SEC filings 0 30d
  • Conference presentations 0 90d
  • Pipeline advances 0 30d

Competitor landscape

Therapeutic-area overlap peers from registry and pipeline signals.

Recent activity

Latest pipeline, patent, and corporate events for Galectin Therapeutics.

  1. Clinical update

    GR-MD-02 — Phase 1

  2. Clinical update

    Placebo of BELAPECTIN, BELAPECTIN — Phase 3

  3. Clinical update

    GR-MD-02 — Phase 2

  4. Clinical update

    GR-MD-02 — Phase 1

  5. Clinical update

    belapectin — Phase 3

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Quick answers

Common questions about this sponsor — for analysts and search.

  • What is Galectin Therapeutics?

    Galectin Therapeutics is a pharma organization headquartered in Norcross, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker GALT. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Varices in NASH Cirrhosis, Metastatic Melanoma, Hepatic Impairment, Prevention of Esophageal V

  • Is Galectin Therapeutics publicly traded?

    Yes. Galectin Therapeutics is listed with ticker GALT on NYSE per SEC EDGAR records linked on this profile.

  • What drugs does Galectin Therapeutics develop or market?

    We link 5 drug profile(s) where Galectin Therapeutics is an originator or marketer in FDA or regional approval metadata. See the drug portfolio table on https://novapharmanews.com/companies/galectin-therapeutics-inc#company-drugs.

  • What are the latest developments for Galectin Therapeutics?

    In the last 12 months our linked public records show 12 trial program update(s) and 1 US patent grant(s) tied to this profile.

  • What therapeutic areas does Galectin Therapeutics focus on?

    Galectin Therapeutics focuses on Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Varices in NASH Cirrhosis, Metastatic Melanoma based on our analysis of their pipeline programs and drug development activities.

Therapeutic focus

Therapeutic area distribution

Pipeline concentration by therapeutic area from linked clinical programs.

Programs by therapeutic area

Others
11
Infectious Disease
6
Oncology
5
Cardiology
2