United Therapeutics Corporation

United Therapeutics Corporation a biotechnology company engages in the development and commercialization of products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening diseases in the United States and internationally. Its commercial therapies include Remodulin to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to diminish symptoms associated with exercise; Tyvaso an inhaled solution via ultrasonic nebulizer; Tyvaso DPI an inhaled dry powder via pre-filled and single-use cartridges; Remunity Pump a small lightweight durable pump and separate controller; Orenitram a tablet dosage form of treprostinil to delay disease progression and improve exercise capacity in PAH patients; Unituxin a monoclonal antibody for treating high-risk neuroblastoma; and Adcirca an oral PDE-5 inhibitor to enhance the exercise ability in PAH patients. The company also engages in developing RemoPro and Ralinepag for the treatment of PAH; Aurora-GT a gene therapy product to rebuild the blood vessels in the lungs; and TETON studies which are the studies of Tyvaso for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. It has licensing and collaboration agreements with DEKA Research & Development Corp. to develop a semi-disposable system for the subcutaneous delivery of treprostinil; MannKind Corporation to develop and license treprostinil inhalation powder and the Dreamboat device; and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. to develop Ralinepag. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Silver Spring Maryland.