DURECT Corporation

DURECT Corporation is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of epigenetic therapies that target dysregulated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation to transform the treatment of serious and life-threatening conditions, including acute organ injury and cancer. Larsucosterol is in clinical development for the potential treatment of alcohol-associated hepatitis, for which United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Fast Track Designation; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis is also being explored. Its commercial pharmaceutical products include POSIMIR (bupivacaine solution), PERSERIS (schizophrenia) and Methydur Sustained Release Capsules (ADHD). POSIMIR (bupivacaine solution) for infiltration use, a non-opioid analgesic utilizing the SABER platform technology, is FDA-approved. Its ALZET product line consists of miniature, implantable osmotic pumps and accessories used for research in mice, rats and other laboratory animals.