Alcresta
One Newton Executive Park
Suite 202
Newton
Massachusetts
02462
United States
Tel: 617-916-1207
Fax: 617-916-1871
Website: http://www.alcresta.com/
Email: info@alcresta.com
About Alcresta
Alcresta is developing and commercializing innovative, point-of-care, enzyme-based nutritional products designed to improve proper nutrition and support disease management. Alcresta’s research-based approach is innovative, proprietary and driven by the unmet nutritional needs of those people with compromised health. Alcresta’s core capabilities include expertise in adult and pediatric nutrition, as well as protein manufacturing expertise and regulatory experience that support the development and commercialization of its programs. The company’s platform is supported by the Alcresta team’s proven success in developing protein therapeutics.The demand for high-value nutritional products is increasing, driving the growth of a $36 billion global market. Leveraging its existing proprietary platform of point-of-care nutritional products, Alcresta has developed a lead program designed to improve the digestion and absorption of fats, in particular long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (including omega-3 and omega-6), and improve caloric intake. The importance of LCPUFAs is well documented across the full spectrum of patient care from premature infants to aging adults and individuals battling acute conditions or chronic diseases.
Alcresta was founded in 2011 with $10 million in Series A venture capital financing led by top-tier venture investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Frazier Healthcare and Third Rock Ventures. In July 2013, the company secured an additional $10 million in Series B financing.
Based in Newton, Mass., Alcresta was co-founded by Alexey Margolin, Ph.D., and Robert Gallotto, industry leaders with proven and unique experience in protein therapeutic design and the development of nutritional products. Alcresta is leveraging its leadership team’s combined operational expertise in manufacturing, formulation and non-systemic protein delivery.
21 articles about Alcresta
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Alcresta Therapeutics Announces Publication of Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Position Paper Confirming Inline Enzyme Cartridges are Safe and Effective
7/25/2023
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the publication of a position paper in the May issue of the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.
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Alcresta Therapeutics Announces Preclinical Data Showing ALC-078 Cartridge Use in SBS Model Associated with Reduced Dependence on Parenteral Nutrition
3/16/2023
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. today announced publication of preclinical data from the company's development device ALC-078 in a porcine short bowel syndrome (SBS) model.
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Alcresta Therapeutics Announces Series of Commercial Milestone Achievements for RELiZORB®
4/1/2022
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. today announced a series of commercial milestone achievements.
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Alcresta Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Chris Parrish as Chief Operations Officer
11/29/2021
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Chris Parrish as its Chief Operations Officer (COO) effective November 29, 2021.
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Alcresta Therapeutics Announces Medicare Local Coverage Determination that Confirms Coverage for RELiZORB®
9/7/2021
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a Local Coverage Determination (LCD) on enteral nutrition (LCD ID No. 38955) that confirms coverage for RELiZORB® (immobilized lipase).
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Alcresta Therapeutics Announces Publication of Consensus Statement Supporting Access to RELiZORB®
6/25/2019
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc., a leading commercial-stage company focused on developing and commercializing novel, enzyme-based products, announced the publication of a consensus statement supporting the clinical outcomes of RELiZORB® and advocating for improved payer coverage and patient access.
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Data from the ASSURE Study of Long-Term Use of RELiZORB® Published in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
8/2/2018
Largest Prospective Trial of Enteral Feeding in Cystic Fibrosis Shows Sustained Use of RELiZORB Can Help Hydrolyze Fatty Acids and Normalize Absorption
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Alcresta Therapeutics Announces RELiZORB® iMMOBILIZED LIPASE CARTRIDGE has been Issued a Unique Q-Code (Q9994) by CMS
6/19/2018
RELiZORB CARTRIDGE is an in-line digestive enzyme cartridge and is indicated for use in pediatric patients and adult patients to hydrolyze fats in enteral formula.
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Alcresta Therapeutics Presented Results at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference from the ASSURE Study: An Evaluation of the Long-Term Use of RELiZORB
11/6/2017
Data from the ASSURE study was shared at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference that took place November 2-4, 2017 in Indianapolis.
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Alcresta Receives New Innovative Technology Contract From Vizient, Inc. For Relizorb (Immobilized LIPASE) Cartridge
9/20/2017
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Alcresta Announces Positive Results, Relizorb Increased Fat Absorption In Both Adult And Pediatric Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Receiving Enteral Nutrition
7/31/2017
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Alcresta Snags FDA 510(K) Clearance for Use Of Relizorb in Kids
7/20/2017
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Alcresta' RELiZORB Increases Fat Absorption In Adult And Pediatric Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Receiving Enteral Nutrition
10/31/2016
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Bridgemedica And Alcresta Honored As Gold Winners In The 2016 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA)
8/1/2016
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Alcresta Release: RELiZORB Recognized For Medical Design Excellence
7/28/2016
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Alcresta Launches RELiZORB In The U.S.
6/7/2016
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Alcresta To Present At The 34th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
1/6/2016
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Alcresta Receives FDA Clearance For RELiZORB
12/2/2015
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Alcresta Appoints Russell Clayton, D.O., Chief Medical Officer
7/22/2015
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Alcresta Appoints John H. Tucker To Chief Executive Officer
5/14/2014