PR Newswire · May 2026
The company said U.S. Patent No. 12,622,885 extends protection for a deuterated short-chain fatty acid class and supports NCE exclusivity through 2044.
Regulating the immune system to block cancer & autoimmune diseases
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oral deuterated short-chain fatty acid therapeutics that modulate the gut-immune axis, with SFA-002 as its lead candidate in psoriasis.
Primary product
SFA-002, an oral deuterated short-chain fatty acid therapeutic for psoriasis and other inflammatory/autoimmune diseases.
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-industry
Clinical-stage biopharmaceuticals
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Clinical-stage
Total raised
$11.9M
Latest round
Bridge Financing · Nov 2023
Latest amount
$4.5M
Leadership
CEO; Co-Founder
Chief Development Officer; Co-Founder
CSO; Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor
Chairman of the Board
COO and Senior Vice President, Development Operations
Chief Financial Officer; Board Director; Corporate Secretary
Investors
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; modeled around licensing, royalties, and milestone-based partnering rather than direct-to-consumer pricing.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Under $1M
PR Newswire · May 2026
The company said U.S. Patent No. 12,622,885 extends protection for a deuterated short-chain fatty acid class and supports NCE exclusivity through 2044.
PR Newswire · Mar 2025
SFA-002 met its safety endpoint, showed no treatment-related adverse events or rebound effects, and showed exploratory efficacy improvements on PASI and IGA.
PR Newswire · Mar 2025
The company presented preclinical head-to-head data showing SFA-002 activity in psoriasis models versus etanercept, apremilast, and betamethasone.
PR Newswire · May 2024
SFA Therapeutics completed enrollment of 15 patients in cohort 2 of its Phase 1b psoriasis study and said it expected to move toward Phase 2 development.
GlobeNewswire · Nov 2023
The company announced a $4.5 million bridge financing led by North South Ventures and reported updated Phase 1b psoriasis data and a foundational patent.