Candidate: KL4

Type: Proprietary synthetic, peptide-containing surfactant similar to human surfactant, approved by the FDA in a previous liquid dose formulation for respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants.

Status: Windtree said March 24 it will pursue the clinical study of its KL4 surfactant to potentially mitigate the pulmonary effects of severe COVID-19 infection. The company said it is actively pursuing several non-dilutive opportunities to fund this project, including government agencies and private foundations.


COVID-19: 200 Candidates and Counting

To navigate through the >200 potential therapeutic and vaccine options for COVID-19, GEN has grouped the candidates into four broad categories based on their developmental and (where applicable) clinical progress:

FRONT RUNNER – the most promising therapeutics/vaccines based on clinical progress, favorable data or both.

DEFINITELY MAYBE – earlier phases with promising partners, or more advanced candidates in development that have generated uneven data

KEEPING AN EYE ON… – interesting technology, attracting notable partners, or both, but preliminary data.

TOO SOON TO TELL – longshots pending additional experimental and/or clinical data.

GEN has also tagged the most common treatment types:

● ANTIVIRAL
● VAX
● ANTIBODY
● RNA

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