TARIS Biomedical

TARIS is focused on developing a pipeline of novel therapeutics designed to leverage common, minimally invasive urologic procedures to deliver and maintain therapeutic drug levels in target tissues. The TARIS core technology and development efforts are being applied to disease areas with high unmet medical need in which current therapies or systemic treatments have failed, with an initial focus on the genitourinary system, specifically for the treatment of bladder diseases. It's most advanced product candidate LiRIS® is currently in clinical development for the treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC). Based in Lexington, MA, TARIS Biomedical's technology was developed by internationally renowned scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert Langer ScD and Michael Cima PhD, and is backed by leading venture capital firms Flagship Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners and Third Rock Ventures.