Aspa Therapeutics, a subsidiary of BridgeBio Pharma, is a biotechnology company focused on developing a treatment for Canavan disease, a devastating inherited condition without an FDA-approved therapy. Aspa is led by a team of veteran biotechnology executives. Together with patients and physicians, the company aims to bring a safe and effective treatment for Canavan disease to patients as quickly as possible.
BridgeBio is a team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators working to create life-altering medicines that target well-characterized genetic diseases at their source. BridgeBio was founded in 2015 to identify and advance transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from Mendelian diseases, which are diseases that arise from defects in a single gene, and cancers with clear genetic drivers. BridgeBio’s pipeline of over 20 development programs includes product candidates ranging from early discovery to late-stage development.