Company Avalo Therapeutics, Inc.

Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment of immune dysregulation. The Company's lead asset is AVTX-009, an anti-IL-1β mAb, targeting inflammatory diseases. Its pipeline also includes quisovalimab (AVTX-002) (anti-LIGHT monoclonal antibody (mAb)) and AVTX-008 (BTLA agonist fusion protein). AVTX-009 is a humanized monoclonal antibody (IgG4) that binds to interleukin-1β (IL-1β) with high affinity and neutralizes its activity. IL-1β is a central driver in the inflammatory process. Quisovalimab shows reduction of Lymphotoxin-like, exhibits Inducible expression, and competes with HSV Glycoprotein D for Herpesvirus Entry Mediator (HVEM), a receptor expressed by T lymphocytes (LIGHT) levels, as well as a favorable safety and tolerability profile, in all indications studied including COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), Crohn's Disease, and non-eosinophilic asthma (NEA).

Number of employees: 19