First Wave BioPharma, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of targeted, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases.
First Wave is currently advancing a therapeutic development pipeline populated with multiple clinical stage programs built around its two proprietary technologies – niclosamide, an oral small molecule with anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties, and the biologic adrulipase, a recombinant lipase enzyme designed to enable the digestion of fats and other nutrients. The Company has recently completed enrollment in a Phase 2 clinical trial for COVID-GI infection, is advancing a Phase 2 study in ulcerative colitis-proctitis, and preparing to initiate a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in patients with cystic fibrosis.