Industry: Biotechnology

Sector: Healthcare

Janux Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops immunotherapies based on proprietary Tumor Activated T Cell Engager (TRACTr) and Tumor Activated Immunomodulator (TRACIr) platforms technology to treat patients suffering from cancer. Its lead TRACTr product candidates that are in preclinical or discovery stage target prostate-specific membrane antigen, epidermal growth factor receptor, and trophoblast cell surface antigen 2. The company is also developing a TRACIr costimulatory bispecific product candidate against programmed death-ligand 1 and Cluster of Differentiation 28 designed to improve the anti-tumor activity of T cells. In addition, its PSMA-TRACTr is designed to target PSMA, a protein expressed in prostate cancer tumors and the vasculature of other tumors; EGFR-TRACTr is designed to target EGFR in various cancer types with multiple approved monoclonal antibodies; and TROP2-TRACTr is designed to target TROP2, a clinically validated anti-tumor target for which there is an approved anti-TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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