Azitra, Inc.

Azitra, Inc., an early-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops therapies for precision dermatology using engineered proteins and live biotherapeutic products to treat skin diseases. It develops ATR-12, a genetically modified strain of S. epidermidis, which is in Phase Ib clinical trial for treating Netherton syndrome, a skin disease. The company also develops ATR-04, a genetically modified strain of S. epidermidis for treating the papulopustular rash experienced by cancer patients undergoing epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor; and ATR-01, an engineered recombinant human filaggrin protein for treating ichthyosis vulgaris, a skin disease. It has a collaboration with Bayer. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Branford, Connecticut.