FLXN vs TLC

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal conditions in the United States. The company offers ZILRETTA, an intra-articular injection for the management of osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain. It is also involved in the development of FX201, a gene therapy product candidate designed to provide on demand production of an anti-inflammatory protein, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist for pain relief from OA of the knee; and FX301, a NaV1.7 inhibitor for the management of post-operative pain. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Taiwan Liposome Company, Ltd.

Taiwan Liposome Company, Ltd., a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of nanomedicines that combine its proprietary lipid-assembled drug delivery platform with approved active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The BioSeizer lipid formulation technology is designed to enable local sustained release and fast onset of APIs at the site of disease or injury with enhanced pharmacokinetic (PK) control by customization of lipid layers; and NanoX active drug loading technology enables the potential for reduced dosing frequency and enhanced distribution of liposome-encapsulated APIs to the desired site. Its lead product candidate is TLC599, an intraarticular injectable BioSeizer formulation of the API steroid dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DSP), which is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis pain. The company's product candidates also comprise TLC590, a non-opioid BioSeizer formulation of the API ropivacaine that has completed Phase II clinical trial to treat post-surgical pain; TLC399, a multilamellar and multivesicular BioSeizer formulation of DSP, which is in Phase II clinical trial for ophthalmology indications; TLC178, an API that is in Phase I/II dose escalation trial to treat rhabdomyosarcoma; and TLC19 that is in Phase I clinical trial to treat COVID-19.Taiwan Liposome Company, Ltd. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.