Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.

Protagonist Therapeutics is a drug development company that invents new medicines rather than manufacturing them. The company is working on several experimental drugs in the early to middle stages of testing, including treatments for skin conditions like psoriasis, a rare blood disorder called polycythemia vera, obesity, asthma, and atopic dermatitis. Most of their drugs are given as pills or injections and work by targeting specific proteins or hormones in the body. The company has no approved medicines on the market yet, so it relies on funding to support its research and development efforts...