Elusys Therapeutics
United StatesFounded 1998Industry
Elusys Therapeutics makes an anthrax antitoxin therapy. CBRNE-relevant work is a primary business line according to its website.
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Elusys Therapeutics develops antibody therapeutics, and its main product is Anthim (obiltoxaximab), an antitoxin for inhalational anthrax approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2016. The company says it was founded in 1998.
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It received a Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority development contract in 2010 worth up to 143 million dollars, and Health Canada later approved Anthim. In December 2023 Elusys Holdings acquired Elusys from NightHawk Biosciences, assuming about 40 million dollars of liabilities and manufacturing commitments; the transaction closed on 27 December 2023.
The current federal procurement is HHS contract 75A50324C00006, a sole-source firm-fixed-price purchase of Anthim for anthrax treatment and the Strategic National Stockpile, awarded on 1 May 2024, extended through 31 December 2028 and valued at about 124.5 million dollars on the federal contract record. The headquarters city was not confirmed in the sources read.
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Owned by Elusys Holdings since 27 December 2023, which acquired the company from NightHawk Biosciences
Parent: Elusys Holdings (bought from Scorpius Holdings, Dec 2023) (checked)
Sources (5)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elusys_Therapeutics
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476963/000155837023019910/nhwk-20231219xex99d1.htm
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elusys-receives-contract-for-up-to-143-million-from-the-us-federal-government-to-fund-advanced-development-of-anthimr-a-new-treatment-for-anthrax-80617792.html
- https://www.highergov.com/contract/75A50324C00006/
- https://elusys.com/anthim-2/
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- Headquarters city: not confirmed (sheet has none).
- Contract value comes from an aggregator copy of the federal record.
- The sheet says Elusys Holdings is independent private since December 2023; the acquirer's own ownership is not independently documented.
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What does Elusys Therapeutics do?
Elusys Therapeutics makes an anthrax antitoxin therapy. CBRNE-relevant work is a primary business line according to its website.
Where is Elusys Therapeutics based?
HQ country: US.
Who owns Elusys Therapeutics?
Owned by Elusys Holdings since 27 December 2023, which acquired the company from NightHawk Biosciences. Parent: Elusys Holdings (bought from Scorpius Holdings, Dec 2023) (checked)
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