Spero Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on identifying and developing novel treatments for multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections and rare diseases in the United States. The company’s product candidates include Tebipenem HBr (tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide), an oral carbapenem-class antibiotic to treat complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis for adult patients, which is in Phase 3 development; and SPR720, a novel product candidate for first-line treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease. It has license agreement with Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. to support the development of tebipenem HBr; Everest Medicines to develop, manufacture, and commercialize SPR206 in Greater China, South Korea, and Southeast Asian countries; and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated for patents relating to the oral prodrug SPR720, as well as SPR719, an active metabolite.
