Company Profile - Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc

Introduction

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (Ultragenyx) is a biotechnology company that develops novel medicines for rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. It has four marketed products, Mepsevii (vestronidase alfa) for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis (Sly syndrome); Dojolvi (triheptanoin), a highly purified, synthetic, 7-carbon fatty acid triglyceride for long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders (LC-FAOD) and Crysvita (burosumab), a fully human monoclonal antibody for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH); Evkeeza (evinacumab) for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Its pipeline includes DTX401 for the treatment of glycogen storage disease type Ia, or GSDIa; UX701 for Wilson disease; UX053 for glycogen storage disease type III; and GTX-102 for Angelman syndrome in partnership with GeneTx. It works in partnership with various academic institutes and biotechnology companies to advance its product candidates. Ultragenyx is headquartered in Novato, California, the US.