CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmaceutical ManufacturingKansas, United States11-50 Employees
CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drugs designed to address limitations of current therapies in established markets. The company has developed a portfolio of product candidates that utilize Captisol cyclodextrins, a patent-protected, specially modified family of cyclodextrins intended to improve solubility, stability, bioavailability, safety, and dosing for various active pharmaceutical ingredients. CyDex concentrates on product candidates for use in the acute care hospital setting, and partners with established pharmaceutical or specialty companies for products requiring more extensive development and commercialization. It also out-licenses its Captisol technology to third parties for use in their own product development. CyDex was acquired by Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in January 2011 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas (10513 West 84th Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66214) with 11-50 employees.