Acurx Pharmaceuticals Aktie

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in developing new antibiotics for infections caused by bacteria listed as priority pathogens. Its approach is to develop antibiotic candidates that target the DNA polymerase IIIC enzyme. Its research and development pipeline includes early-stage antibiotic candidates that target other Gram-positive bacteria, including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus and Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. The company was founded by David P. Luci, Robert G. Shawah and Robert J. DeLuccia in July 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.