Thursday, July 9, 2026

pharma · Analgesia · Postoperative Pain · HRTX

Heron Therapeutics

Heron Therapeutics is a pharma organization headquartered in Cary, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker HRTX. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Analgesia, Postoperative Pain, Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

100 Regency Forest Dr, Cary, North Carolina 27518, US HQ
1983 Founded
188 Employees
Public company Type
HRTX · NYSE Ticker
Company details
Status
Public
HQ
100 Regency Forest Dr, Cary, North Carolina 27518, US
Founded
1983
Employees
188
Programs
18
Drugs
17
Patents
46

Quick answer

Heron Therapeutics is a pharma organization headquartered in Cary, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker HRTX. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Analgesia, Postoperative Pain, Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting, Nausea and Vomiting, COVID-19. NovaPharmaNews links 18 clinical program(s), 1 drug profile(s), and 46 patent record(s) to this entity from public FDA, EMA, ClinicalTrials.gov, and USPTO sources. Pipeline phase mix: phase 2 (9), approved (7), phase 3 (2).

Company snapshot

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly A.P. Pharma, Inc.) is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing products using its proprietary Biochronomer™ polymer-based drug delivery platform. This drug delivery platform is designed to improve the therapeutic profile of injectable pharmaceuticals by converting them from products that must be injected once or twice per day to products that need to be inje

  • 2 approved product(s) across US/EU regulatory metadata.
  • 18 active pipeline program(s) linked via ClinicalTrials.gov.
  • 46 US patent(s) indexed to this assignee profile.

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

Lead pipeline drugs

Active clinical programs

Momentum

Proprietary activity score for Heron Therapeutics.

1 active signal

20 /100 +0 vs 30 days ago

Signal breakdown

  • Clinical trials 30 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

Recent activity

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

  1. Clinical update

    SUSTOL — Approved

  2. Clinical update

    GRANISETRON EXTENDED RELEASE INJECTION (GERSC) — Phase 2

  3. Clinical update

    Bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension — Approved

  4. Clinical update

    Bupivacaine Hydrochloride — Approved

  5. Clinical update

    Bupivacaine HCI without epinephrine — Phase 2

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Quick answers

Common questions about this sponsor — for analysts and search.

  • What is Heron Therapeutics?

    Heron Therapeutics is a pharma organization headquartered in Cary, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker HRTX. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Analgesia, Postoperative Pain, Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting, Nausea and Vomiting, COVID-19. NovaPharmaNews links 18 cli

  • Is Heron Therapeutics publicly traded?

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

  • What drugs does Heron Therapeutics develop or market?

    We link 17 drug profile(s) where Heron Therapeutics is an originator or marketer in FDA or regional approval metadata. See the drug portfolio table on https://novapharmanews.com/companies/heron-therapeutics-inc-de#company-drugs.

  • What are the latest developments for Heron Therapeutics?

    In the last 12 months our linked public records show 18 trial program update(s) and 1 US patent grant(s) tied to this profile.

  • What therapeutic areas does Heron Therapeutics focus on?

    Heron Therapeutics focuses on Analgesia, Postoperative Pain, Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting 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
28
Oncology
4
Neurology
1
Infectious Disease
1
Cardiology
1