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Heron Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry: Health Care – Major Pharmaceuticals

Stock Symbol: HRTX – NASDAQ

Animal Usage: Animal Testing

Our Opinion

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing use of animals list because they use animals for drug testing and clinical trials.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following article that they conduct pre-clinical trials of their drugs on animals.

“We are very excited to have confirmed the synergy between bupivacaine and meloxicam when co-administered in HTX-011, which was previously demonstrated in animal models,” said Barry D. Quart, Pharm.D., Chief Executive Officer of Heron Therapeutics. Read the following article.

Company Description

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company develops pharmaceutical products for patients suffering from cancer or pain. The company develops products by using its proprietary Biochronomer polymer based drug delivery technology. Its primary products are SUSTOL, HTX-019 and HTX-011. The company has additional clinical and preclinical-stage programs in the area of pain management, all of which utilize its bioerodible, injectable and implantable delivery systems. Heron Therapeutics was founded in February 1983 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: https://www.herontx.com

Contact: https://www.herontx.com/contact-main; IR: ir@herontx.com;