Nile Therapeutics, Inc.

As of November 20, 2013, Nile Therapeutics, Inc was acquired by Capricor, Inc. Nile Therapeutics, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, develops pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cardiovascular and renal diseases. Its lead product candidate include Cenderitide, a chimeric natriuretic peptide that has completed Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients following admission for acutely decompensated heart failure. The company also develops CU-NP, a natriuretic peptide, which is in pre-clinical studies for the treatment of cardiovascular and renal diseases. Nile Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in San Mateo, California.