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Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals
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tphase.com
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Private
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2006
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Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is a publicly traded, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, listed on NASDAQ under ticker TTPH. Its functional focus is the development of novel antibiotics against serious and drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections, addressing the public-health challenge of antimicrobial resistance. The company operates what it describes as a 'dynamic drug engine' — a chemistry-driven platform built on tetracycline-derived small molecules intended to overcome bacterial resistance mechanisms; however, specific product names, pipeline candidates, and technical platform details are not disclosed in the supplied source material.

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Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is a Watertown, MA-based public pharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: TTPH) developing novel antibiotics to treat drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections and address antimicrobial resistance.

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51–100
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HeadquartersWatertown, United States
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Watertown
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
antibiotic drug development, antimicrobial resistance therapy, Gram-negative infection drugs, infectious disease pharmaceuticals, tetracycline-class antibiotics
Industry2 codes
1Infectious Disease & Antimicrobials Pharmaceuticals
CodeHLAIAAAGPrimaryYes
2Infectious Disease Specialty Pharmaceuticals (Non-vaccine)
CodeHLAIACAMPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing325412
SIC code1 code
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations2834
Product category
Infectious Disease Pharmaceuticals
Cost components4 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Core offering1 text field

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals develops novel antibiotics using a proprietary drug discovery engine, with a primary focus on tetracycline-class antibiotics targeting serious and drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. The company's pipeline targets multiple significant disease categories associated with antimicrobial resistance, addressing high-need infectious disease indications for hospital and institutional healthcare customers.

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Product overview1 text field

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company focused on antibiotic development for Gram-negative bacteria. Based on the source data reviewed, no specific product names, drug candidates, or pipeline details were available in the provided sources. The company's primary focus is on developing antibiotics to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), though no named products, platforms, or services are documented in the available materials.

Product and service1 record
1Novel tetracycline-class antibiotics targeting Gram-negative bacteria
CategoryInfectious disease therapeutics
Description

Proprietary antibiotic drug candidates developed through Tetraphase's drug discovery engine, intended for the treatment of serious and drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections in hospital and institutional settings.

Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight4 records

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Paratek Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing tetracycline-class antibiotics for serious community-acquired infections, including resistant pathogens. Like Tetraphase, Paratek is a small public anti-infective developer navigating the same challenging commercial antibiotic market.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Melinta Therapeutics develops and commercializes antibiotics for serious bacterial infections, including drug-resistant pathogens. As a small-cap public anti-infective specialist, Melinta competes directly with Tetraphase in the hospital antibiotic market addressing resistant Gram-negative bacteria.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Entasis Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated antibacterial products for serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. Entasis targets the same AMR space as Tetraphase, including Gram-negative resistant bacteria.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Nabriva Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel antibiotics for serious infections, including those caused by resistant pathogens. Nabriva competes in the same anti-infective specialty market as Tetraphase.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Cidara Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives, including antifungal and antibacterial agents. Cidara operates in the same anti-infective therapeutic space and faces similar market dynamics as Tetraphase.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Achaogen was a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing antibiotics for multi-drug resistant Gram-negative infections. Its commercial trajectory (including post-approval commercial struggles) serves as a reference point for the structural challenges Tetraphase faces in the antibiotic market.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Summit Therapeutics has historically developed antibiotics targeting serious bacterial infections and C. difficile. As a small public biopharmaceutical company in the infectious disease space, Summit is comparable in scale and therapeutic focus to Tetraphase.

TypeEmerging player
Description

VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals is a private clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing antibiotics to address drug-resistant bacterial infections, including Gram-negative pathogens. VenatoRx targets the same AMR unmet need as Tetraphase and has similarly received CARB-X funding.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Iterum Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing differentiated anti-infectives aimed at combatting antimicrobial resistance. Iterum targets similar resistant Gram-negative infections as Tetraphase.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Seres Therapeutics is a microbiome therapeutics company developing treatments for serious infectious diseases and inflammatory conditions. While focused on microbiome-based therapies rather than traditional antibiotics, Seres addresses adjacent AMR-related therapeutic opportunities.

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Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Profiles2 records

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Funding rounds7 records

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Investors11 records

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Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals

Infectious Disease Pharmaceuticalstphase.com

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is a Watertown, MA-based public pharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: TTPH) developing novel antibiotics to treat drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections and address antimicrobial resistance.

What Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals does

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is a publicly traded, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, listed on NASDAQ under ticker TTPH. Its functional focus is the development of novel antibiotics against serious and drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections, addressing the public-health challenge of antimicrobial resistance. The company operates what it describes as a 'dynamic drug engine' — a chemistry-driven platform built on tetracycline-derived small molecules intended to overcome bacterial resistance mechanisms; however, specific product names, pipeline candidates, and technical platform details are not disclosed in the supplied source material.

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals
Website
https://tphase.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2006
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is a Watertown, MA-based public pharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: TTPH) developing novel antibiotics to treat drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections and address antimicrobial resistance.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals industry classification

Industry
Product category
Infectious Disease Pharmaceuticals
NAICS
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412)
SIC
Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)
akta.pro primary industry
Infectious Disease & Antimicrobials Pharmaceuticals (HLAIAAAG)
akta.pro secondary industry
Infectious Disease Specialty Pharmaceuticals (Non-vaccine) (HLAIACAM)

Keywords

  • Antibiotic drug development
  • Antimicrobial resistance therapy
  • Gram-negative infection drugs
  • Infectious disease pharmaceuticals
  • Tetracycline-class antibiotics

Where Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Watertown
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals develops novel antibiotics using a proprietary drug discovery engine, with a primary focus on tetracycline-class antibiotics targeting serious and drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. The company's pipeline targets multiple significant disease categories associated with antimicrobial resistance, addressing high-need infectious disease indications for hospital and institutional healthcare customers.

Product overview

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company focused on antibiotic development for Gram-negative bacteria. Based on the source data reviewed, no specific product names, drug candidates, or pipeline details were available in the provided sources. The company's primary focus is on developing antibiotics to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), though no named products, platforms, or services are documented in the available materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Novel tetracycline-class antibiotics targeting Gram-negative bacteria Proprietary antibiotic drug candidates developed through Tetraphase's drug discovery engine, intended for the treatment of serious and drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections in hospital and institutional settings.

Companies that use Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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Has API
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Paratek Pharmaceuticals: Paratek Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing tetracycline-class antibiotics for serious community-acquired infections, including resistant pathogens. Like Tetraphase, Paratek is a small public anti-infective developer navigating the same challenging commercial antibiotic market.
  • Melinta Therapeutics: Melinta Therapeutics develops and commercializes antibiotics for serious bacterial infections, including drug-resistant pathogens. As a small-cap public anti-infective specialist, Melinta competes directly with Tetraphase in the hospital antibiotic market addressing resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
  • Entasis Therapeutics: Entasis Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated antibacterial products for serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. Entasis targets the same AMR space as Tetraphase, including Gram-negative resistant bacteria.
  • Nabriva Therapeutics: Nabriva Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel antibiotics for serious infections, including those caused by resistant pathogens. Nabriva competes in the same anti-infective specialty market as Tetraphase.
  • Cidara Therapeutics: Cidara Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives, including antifungal and antibacterial agents. Cidara operates in the same anti-infective therapeutic space and faces similar market dynamics as Tetraphase.
  • Summit Therapeutics: Summit Therapeutics has historically developed antibiotics targeting serious bacterial infections and C. difficile. As a small public biopharmaceutical company in the infectious disease space, Summit is comparable in scale and therapeutic focus to Tetraphase.
  • Iterum Therapeutics: Iterum Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing differentiated anti-infectives aimed at combatting antimicrobial resistance. Iterum targets similar resistant Gram-negative infections as Tetraphase.

Broad incumbents

  • Achaogen: Achaogen was a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing antibiotics for multi-drug resistant Gram-negative infections. Its commercial trajectory (including post-approval commercial struggles) serves as a reference point for the structural challenges Tetraphase faces in the antibiotic market.

Emerging players

  • VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals: VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals is a private clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing antibiotics to address drug-resistant bacterial infections, including Gram-negative pathogens. VenatoRx targets the same AMR unmet need as Tetraphase and has similarly received CARB-X funding.
  • Seres Therapeutics: Seres Therapeutics is a microbiome therapeutics company developing treatments for serious infectious diseases and inflammatory conditions. While focused on microbiome-based therapies rather than traditional antibiotics, Seres addresses adjacent AMR-related therapeutic opportunities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals social profiles

Digital presence

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals financial estimates

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors11 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals

What does Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals do?

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals develops novel antibiotics using a proprietary drug discovery engine, with a primary focus on tetracycline-class antibiotics targeting serious and drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. The company's pipeline targets multiple significant disease categories associated with antimicrobial resistance, addressing high-need infectious disease indications for hospital and institutional healthcare customers.

When was Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals founded?

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2006. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals based?

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Watertown, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Melinta Therapeutics, Entasis Therapeutics, Nabriva Therapeutics, Cidara Therapeutics, Summit Therapeutics and Iterum Therapeutics. Achaogen is listed as a broad incumbent. Emerging players are VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals and Seres Therapeutics.

Does Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals have an API?

No public API is recorded for Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals.

What industry is Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals in?

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals's product category is Infectious Disease Pharmaceuticals. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAIAAAG, Infectious Disease & Antimicrobials Pharmaceuticals, with a secondary code of HLAIACAM, Infectious Disease Specialty Pharmaceuticals (Non-vaccine). Its NAICS code is 325412 and its SIC code is 2834.

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PR NewswireEverest Medicines Announces Approval of XERAVA® in Hong Kong for the Treatment of Complicated Intra-Abdominal InfectionsEverest Medicines Limited received approval from Hong Kong's Department of Health for XERAVA® (eravacycline) to treat complicated intra-abdominal infections in adult patients. The drug is a novel fluorocycline antibiotic developed under a licensing agreement with Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company. XERAVA is already approved in the US, EU, UK, and Singapore, and is under regulatory review in mainland China and Taiwan, with 2.9 million cIAI patients in China alone indicating significant unmet medical need.GlobeNewswireLa Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Announces the Closing of Acquisition of Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.La Jolla Pharmaceutical closed its acquisition of Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals for $43 million in upfront cash plus up to $16 million in contingent value rights. 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The alerts are generated using a proprietary scoring methodology that evaluates short-term technical, long-term technical, and fundamental factors to determine investment suitability.PR NewswireAcelRx Pharmaceuticals Announces It Will Not Further Revise Its Offer to Acquire TetraphaseAcelRx Pharmaceuticals announced it will not further revise its offer to acquire Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, expecting the merger agreement to be terminated after Tetraphase's board determined that Melinta Therapeutics' amended proposal constituted a "Superior Offer." As a result of the terminated deal, AcelRx will receive a break-up fee of approximately $1.8 million. The co-promotion agreement between AcelRx and Tetraphase for DSUVIA and XERAVA products remains in place.PR NewswireAcelRx Pharmaceuticals Announces Revised Merger Agreement with TetraphaseAcelRx Pharmaceuticals amended its merger agreement to acquire Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals for $37.0 million in stock and cash, plus up to $16.0 million in contingent value rights tied to XERAVA net sales milestones. Tetraphase stockholders will receive $0.59 cash plus 0.7409 AcelRx shares per share, representing approximately $1.70 in upfront per-share value based on AcelRx's May 28, 2020 closing price of $1.50. The transaction is expected to close following Tetraphase's stockholder meeting on June 8, 2020, subject to stockholder approval and customary closing conditions.PR NewswireAcelRx Pharmaceuticals Announces Revised Merger Agreement with TetraphaseAcelRx Pharmaceuticals amended its merger agreement to acquire Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals for $30.0 million in stock and cash, plus up to $14.5 million in contingent value rights tied to XERAVA net sales milestones starting in 2021. The revised consideration includes AcelRx stock valued at $24.6 million based on its May 22, 2020 closing price of $1.52, plus $5.4 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close following Tetraphase's stockholder meeting on June 8, 2020, subject to stockholder approval and customary closing conditions.