Basilea Pharmaceutica AG Company Description

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG is a Swiss commercial-stage biotech company focused on developing and commercializing treatments for severe bacterial and fungal infections.

The company offers Cresemba (isavuconazole), an intravenous and oral antifungal for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis; and Zevtera (ceftobiprole), an antibiotic for the treatment of pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI).

The company also has a clinical-stage pipeline of anti-infective assets that include fosmanogepix, a broad-spectrum antifungal in phase 3 development for invasive mold and yeast infections; ceftibuten-ledaborbactam, a phase 3 - ready oral antibiotic for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI); BAL2062, a candidate for invasive aspergillosis currently advancing toward phase 2 clinical development; and BAL2420, a preclinical-stage antibiotic targeting severe Enterobacteriaceae infections.

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Allschwil, Switzerland.