Company Profile
Syntara is a clinical-stage drug development company that targets extracellular matrix dysfunction through amine oxidase chemistry and other technologies to develop novel medicines for blood cancers and conditions linked to inflammation and fibrosis in Australia.
Its lead product candidate, amsulostat, is being developed for the treatment of bone marrow cancer myelofibrosis and is in Phase 1c/2 studies for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. It also develops topical pan-LOX inhibitors with SNT-9465, which is in a Phase 1a/b study for hypertrophic scars.
Its portfolio also includes SNT-6302 for keloid scars, and SNT-4728 to treat sleep disorders and slow progression of neurodegenerative diseases by reducing neuroinflammation. Additionally, it develops other drug candidates that target fibrotic and inflammatory diseases, including kidney fibrosis, MASH, pulmonary fibrosis, and cardiac fibrosis. Incorporated in 1998 and headquartered in Frenchs Forest, Australia, Syntara was formerly known as Pharmaxis Ltd before rebranding in December 2023.