Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.

Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, identifies and develops pharmaceutical products using its lipid nanocrystal (LNC) platform technology. The company’s LNC delivery technology platform utilizes lipid nanocrystals for the delivery of small molecules, nucleic acids, gene therapies, vaccines, proteins, and peptides. Its lead product candidate is MAT2203, an oral formulation of amphotericin B that is starting Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of aspergillosis and cryptococcosis, as well as prevention of invasive fungal infections in patients due to immunosuppressive therapy. It also offers MAT2501, an orally administered formulation of amikacin to treat chronic and acute bacterial infections, as well as non-tuberculosis mycobacterium. The company has strategic collaborations with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the development of oral formulations of Gilead’s remdesivir; BioNTech SE to evaluate the combination of mRNA formats with the LNC platform; and Genentech Inc. to develop oral formulations. Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Bedminster, New Jersey.