Complement-Mediated
Diseases
About Complement-Mediated Diseases
The complement system is part of the body’s natural immune system and is responsible for helping the body eliminate microbes and damaged cells. It is composed of proteins that are primarily produced in the liver and circulate in the blood. Once activated, the complement system stimulates inflammation, phagocytosis, and cell lysis. Excessive or uncontrolled activation of the complement system can cause severe, and potentially fatal, immune and inflammatory disorders.
A growing pipeline of small-molecule and protein therapeutics
BioCryst development programs represent the potential to improve the well-being of people whose lives are currently limited by HAE and other rare diseases. We discover novel, small-molecule and protein therapeutics that treat diseases in which significant unmet medical needs exist.