Cadrenal Therapeutics Acquires VLX-1005, a First-in-Class Phase 2 12-LOX Inhibitor for Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Cadrenal Therapeutics Acquires VLX-1005, a First-in-Class Phase 2 12-LOX Inhibitor for Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

PONTE VEDRA, Fla., Dec. 11, 2025 -- Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVKD), a biopharmaceutical company developing transformative therapeutics to overcome the limitations of current anticoagulation therapy, today announced the acquisition of VLX-1005 and related 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) assets from Veralox Therapeutics (“Veralox”). The acquisition immediately strengthens Cadrenal’s pipeline with a late-stage, first-in-class drug candidate targeting a critical immune signaling pathway. This acquisition addresses yet another underserved therapeutic opportunity in the $40 billion global anticoagulation market.

Veralox Therapeutics Announces EMA Orphan Drug Designation for VLX-1005

Frederick, MD., Aug. 14, 2024 -- Veralox Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class therapies targeting the 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) pathway, announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to VLX-1005, a small molecule 12-LOX inhibitor for the treatment of platelet-activating anti-platelet factor 4 (PF4) disorders. VLX-1005 previously secured ODD from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for prophylaxis of thrombosis in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) as well as FDA Fast Track Designation. This latest decision in Europe represents another regulatory achievement and builds on the successful development of VLX-1005 that has progressed through completed Phase 1 clinical studies, and into the ongoing Phase 2 trial ALATHEA (“A study of VLX-1005 to evaluate thrombocyte change in HEpArin-induced thrombocytopenia”).

Veralox Secures $24MM Financing to Advance Development of First-in-Class Therapies for Immune-Mediated Diseases

FREDERICK, MD., June 20, 2023 -- Veralox Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a new class of therapies targeting the 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) pathway to address some of medicine’s most persistent and serious immune-mediated diseases, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Mow as the company’s new chief executive officer.

Mr. Mow’s appointment comes as Veralox secured $24 million in funding to advance VLX-1005 through a Phase 2a proof-of-concept study evaluating its impact on heparin-induced thromobcytopenia (HIT), a life-threatening rare disease caused by an aberrant immune response to heparin exposure. The investment round included new investors Pappas Capital and NYBC Ventures and existing investors Hatteras Venture Partners, Sanofi Ventures, JDRF T1D Fund and Genesys Capital, amongst others. In conjunction with the financing, the company welcomes Peter Young of Pappas Capital as a director and Meg Wood of NYBC Ventures as an observer.