Protalix BioTherapeutics Company Description

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development, production, and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins based on the ProCellEx plant cell-based protein expression system.

The company offers Elelyso for the treatment of Gaucher disease; and Elfabrio for the treatment of adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Fabry disease.

It is also developing PRX-115, a plant cell expressed recombinant PEGylated Uricase, which is in Phase 2 trial for the treatment of gout; and PRX-119, a plant cell expressed PEGylated recombinant human DNase I product candidate for the treatment of neutrophil extracellular traps diseases.

The company has agreements and partnerships with Pfizer; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; and Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. It operates in the United States, Australia, Canada, Israel, Brazil, Russia, and Turkey.

The company is headquartered in Hackensack. New Jersey.