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PepStar Therapeutics Limited

Counterparty for the HCXT-2001 transaction. Its role is recorded separately from Gilead's; the shared candidate is not counted as two independent drugs. The relationship between the Chinese sponsor and English legal entity requires confirmation.

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Corporate information

Company entity
PepStar Therapeutics Limited(asset transaction does not represent acquisition of the entire company)
Headquarters / principal office
No verified public location identified
Founded
2023 ↗
Ownership / capital status
PrivateMultiple private rounds (round designations and amounts not fully disclosed) ↗ ↗
Official corporate reference
Independent company website not verified
LinkedIn company page
Independent company page not verified

Profile review: 2026-11-04 · Fields retain their individual source dates. Undisclosed values are not zero; early or historical events do not establish the latest financing. Awards and acquisitions are distinguished from equity rounds.

Disease tags match recorded text mentions and require program-level verification.

Technology, programs & evidence

Counterparty for the HCXT-2001 transaction. Its role is recorded separately from Gilead's; the shared candidate is not counted as two independent drugs. The relationship between the Chinese sponsor and English legal entity requires confirmation.

2026-10-22: Gilead agrees to acquire PepStar oral IL-23R program for $1.275 billion upfront

Program / serviceTarget / indicationRepresentative stageEvidence & scope
HCXT-2001IL-23R · IBD / immune diseasesPhase 1Quantitative human results not confirmed in this review

Related news & literature

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AJMC

Enlicitide reports address durability and baseline cardiovascular risk

Ahead of the AHA meeting, an original report reviewed enlicitide analyses across PREVENT cardiovascular risk groups and an open-label extension. LDL cholesterol reductions were broadly consistent across risk categories and persisted through Week 104. The extension selected participants who had tolerated and adhered to treatment and lacked a control group, limiting generalization of its long-term findings.

Aurinia / SEC

Aurinia reports $232.4 million in nine-month LUPKYNIS net product sales

Aurinia reported LUPKYNIS net product sales of $232.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, up 18%, including $79.4 million in the third quarter, up 12%. Total company revenue also includes licensing, collaboration, and royalty income. These are commercialization results for an approved oral cyclic peptide, rather than a new indication approval or clinical endpoint readout.

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B

New review maps evidence standards for orally active peptides

A new review connects peptide structure, formulation, screening, and pharmacokinetic testing in an evidence-based framework for oral drug discovery. It distinguishes architecture-led libraries, oral optimization of existing hits, and hybrid approaches. The scope includes cyclic and noncyclic peptides; the proposed framework organizes development evidence rather than demonstrating a new therapy or clinical benefit.

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Sources & open questions

  • Ownership relationships among PepStar, Shanghai Peptidstar, and the Chinese sponsor require original corporate or trial registry records.
  • Complete human PK, half-life, and long-term safety have not been disclosed; transaction value is not an efficacy measure.
  1. 拟收购 PepStar HCXT-2001 Oral Cyclic Peptides项目 ↗Gilead · 2026-10-22
  2. Gilead 2026 Q3 结果及 HCXT-2001 I 期状态 ↗Gilead · 2026-10-29
  3. PepStar与Gilead签订项目交易 ↗LongRiver Investments · 2026-10
  4. Gilead收购PepStar IL-23R项目法律顾问公告 ↗Covington & Burling · 2026-10-22

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