Company Overview
Akashi Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is to develop treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other rare pediatric diseases. Akashi was founded by leading patient organizations and biotechnology industry veterans and is managed by a seasoned team of drug development experts. Akashi is developing a cocktail of medications with the goal of transforming Duchenne from a 100% fatal, aggressive muscle-wasting disease to a chronic, manageable condition. Learn More
Our Lead Compounds
HT-100 is an orally available small molecule drug candidate being developed to reduce fibrosis and inflammation and to promote healthy muscle fiber regeneration in DMD patients. The application of HT-100 to DMD and other fibrotic diseases is based on pioneering work by Dr. Mark Pines at the Volcani Institute in Israel. We have been granted orphan designation for DMD in both the U.S. and EU. Dosing and new patient enrollment in the phase 1b/2a clinical program have been suspended. Learn More
Company News
Dosing and new patient enrollment in all cohorts of the HALO trial, a study evaluating the compound HT-100 in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare disease that results in muscle degeneration and premature death, are being suspended. Learn More