CNAT Stock, Conatus Pharmaceuticals Information

Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of novel medicines to treat chronic diseases with significant unmet need. The company is developing emricasan, an orally active pan-caspase inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with chronic liver disease. Emricasan is designed to reduce the activities of human caspases, which are enzymes that mediate inflammation and apoptosis. Conatus has also been developing CTS-2090, an orally active selective caspase inhibitor, for diseases involving inflammasome pathways.