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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the development of transformative cell- and exosome-based therapeutics for the treatment and prevention of a broad spectrum of diseases. The company's lead candidate, CAP-1002, an allogeneic cardiac-derived cell therapy, which has completed phase II clinical trial for the treatment of patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); CAP-1002, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of cytokine storm associated with COVID-19; and completed various trials investigating the use of CAP-1002 for the treatment of cardiac conditions, including heart failure and post myocardial infarction with cardiac dysfunction. It is also developing CAP-2003 that is in pre-clinical development for the treatment of trauma related injuries and conditions; and two vaccine candidates, which are in preclinical stage for the potential prevention of COVID-19. Capricor collaborates with Lonza Houston, Inc. for the development of CAP-1002, its cell therapy candidate for the treatment of DMD and other indications. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.