Humanigen, Developer of Failed Covid Treatment, Files Bankruptcy

Jan. 4, 2024, 2:07 PM UTC

Humanigen Inc., a drug developer that raised money to treat severe Covid patients, filed for bankruptcy after its leading product was rejected by regulators.

  • The company, based in Burlingame, California, listed assets of $521,000 and debt of more than $44 million in its Chapter 11 petition; the company had previously filed bankruptcy in 2015
  • Humanigen will try to sell itself while under court protection, it said in court papers filed in Wilmington, Delaware
  • The company failed to win regulatory approval for anti-inflammatory immunology drug called lenzilumab, which was being tested as a treatment for certain patients hospitalized with Covid-19
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