Catalyst Biosciences, Inc.

As of October 30, 2023, Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. was acquired by Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., in a reverse merger transaction. Catalyst Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on development and commercialization of liver fibrosis associated with a broad spectrum of chronic liver diseases in the United States and internationally. It develops Hydronidone, that has completed phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.