Cara Therapeutics
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is focused on developing and commercializing new chemical entities designed to alleviate pruritus by selectively targeting peripheral kappa opioid receptors (KORs). The Company is developing a class of product candidates KORSUVA (CR845/difelikefalin), which is a KOR agonist that targets the body’s peripheral nervous system, as well as certain immune cells. The Company is also conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials of CR845/difelikefalin-based product candidates.