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Apellis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: APLS) is a clinical-stage and commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the complement system, a key branch of innate immunity. Founded in 2009 by Cedric Francois and Dinesh Bhatt, the company pioneered targeted C3 inhibition with its lead compound pegcetacoplan. Apellis received FDA approval for EMPAVELI for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in 2021 and SYFOVRE for geographic atrophy (GA) in 2023 — the first approved treatment for GA. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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