Ark Bio Of China Bets On Untapped Pediatric Antiviral Market Where Few Have Succeeded
Executive Summary
Founded five years ago, Shanghai-based Ark Bio sees big potential in the less crowded pediatric antiviral treatment market. Now the start-up is in Phase II development for its lead asset ziresovir for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, which was licensed from Roche.
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