Vera Therapeutics, Inc.

Vera Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing drugs to treat autoimmune diseases, where the immune system attacks the body's own cells. The company's main focus is atacicept, a drug given as a home injection that is being tested to treat immunoglobulin A nephropathy, a disease that damages the kidneys. Vera is also working on two other experimental drugs: one to treat serious viral infections and another to treat various autoimmune conditions. The company is still in clinical testing stages and has not yet brought any drugs to market.