Industry: Biotechnology

Sector: Healthcare

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the development of transformative cell and exosome-based therapeutics for the treatment of duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other diseases with unmet medical needs. Its lead candidate, CAP-1002, an allogeneic cardiac-derived cell therapy, which has completed phase III clinical trial for the treatment of patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). It also focused on developing StealthX, an engineered exosome platform technology which generated two vaccine candidates, such as STX-S and STX-N, induced an immune response against two SARS-CoV-2 proteins, spike, and nucleocapsid, as well as developing vaccines and therapeutics for infectious and monogenic diseases, and other potential indications. The company also develops CAP-2003 that is in pre-clinical development for the treatment of trauma related injuries and conditions. It collaborates with Lonza Houston, Inc. for the clinical manufacturing of CAP-1002, its cell therapy candidate for the treatment of DMD and other indications. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Capricor Therapeutics Inc is evaluated using Mavefund's quality framework: growing earnings, durable profit margins, conservative leverage, strong return on equity, and disciplined share repurchases.