Lipocine

Lipocine Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of metabolic and endocrine disorders. Its primary development programs are based on oral delivery solutions for poorly bioavailable drugs. The company has a portfolio of product candidates designed to produce pharmacokinetic characteristics and facilitate lower dosing requirements, bypass first-pass metabolism in certain cases, reduce side effects, and eliminate gastrointestinal interactions that limit bioavailability. Its lead product candidate is TLANDO, an oral testosterone replacement therapy. The company's pipeline candidates also include LPCN 1144, an oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone that is in Phase II Clinical trial for the treatment of non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); TLANDO XR, an oral prodrug of testosterone for once daily dosing, which has completed Phase II clinical trial in hypogonadal men; LPCN 1148, an oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone that has completed phase I clinical trial for the treatment of NASH cirrhosis; and LPCN 1107, an oral hydroxyprogesterone caproate product that has completed dose finding Phase II clinical trial for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.