Our Opinion

9 Meters Biopharma Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of its medical analysis and clinical research.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following press release that they use animals for product testing.

“The presentation highlighted preclinical data investigating the use of larazotide, a tight junction regulator, to reduce lung fibrosis in an animal model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).” Read the following article

Company Description

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on treatments for people with rare digestive diseases, gastrointestinal conditions with unmet needs, and debilitating disorders. The company is developing Larazotide, an 8-amino acid peptide, which is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of celiac disease, as well as in Phase IIa clinical trial for treatment of multi-system inflammatory syndrome; and Vurolenatide, a long-acting injectable glucagon-like-peptide-1 that is in Phase 2 clinical trial to treat short bowel syndrome. It also develops NM-102, a small molecule peptide; NM-003, a proprietary long-acting glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor agonist for prevention of acute graft versus host disease; NM-136, a humanized monoclonal antibody for targeted obesity disorders; and NM-004, a double-cleaved mesalamine with an immunomodulator for rare and/or orphan indications. The company is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Company Website: https://www.9meters.com