Actuate Therapeutics ^{Scheduled, Nasdaq: ACTU}

We are a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of high impact, difficult to treat cancers through the inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3). We are developing elraglusib (formerly 9-ING-41), a small molecule that is designed to enter cancer cells and block the function of the enzyme GSK-3ß, a master regulator of complex biological signaling cascades, including those mediated by oncogenes, that lead to tumor cell survival, growth, migration, and invasion. We believe that the blockade of GSK-3ß signaling ultimately results in the death of the cancer cells and the regulation of anti-tumor immunity. We have exclusively licensed a portfolio of GSK-3 inhibitors developed in a collaboration between the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) and Northwestern University (NU). The lead drug in our portfolio is called elraglusib (9-ING-41), which is being evaluated in a randomized Phase 2 trial in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer, our most advanced clinical indication to date. Elraglusib represents a broad opportunity for us to potentially initiate and advance multiple drug development programs around our lead asset based on data emerging from completed or ongoing Phase 1/2 trials in pediatric and adult patients with advanced, refractory cancers.