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About Benitec Biopharma
From its filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Benitec Biopharma is based in Hayward, California and is incorporated in Delaware. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker BNTC. The SEC classifies its business as pharmaceutical preparations. In the fiscal year to 30 June 2024, it reported revenue of $0.
Benitec Biopharma Inc. (“Benitec” or the “Company” or in the first person, “we” or “our”) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the advancement of novel genetic medicines with headquarters in Hayward, California. We are developing a silence and replace-based therapeutic (BB-301) for the treatment of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy ("OPMD"), a chronic, life-threatening genetic disorder.
BB-301 is an AAV-based gene therapy designed to permanently silence the expression of the disease-causing gene (to slow, or halt, the biological mechanisms underlying disease progression in OPMD) and to simultaneously replace the mutant gene with a functional gene (to drive restoration of function in diseased cells). This fundamental therapeutic approach to disease management is called “silence and replace.” The silence and replace mechanism offers the potential to restore the normative physiology of diseased cells and tissues and to improve treatment outcomes for patients suffering from the chronic, and potentially fatal, effects of OPMD. BB-301 has been granted Orphan Drug Designation and Fast Track Designation in the United States and Orphan Drug Designation in the European Union.
Quoted from its 10-K, filed 14 Sept 2026. Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗
Company facts
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Listed since
- 11 Jul 2012
- Employees
- 19
- Website
- benitec.com ↗
- Head office
- 3940 TRUST WAY, HAYWARD, CA, 94545
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Classification
- Pharmaceutical Preparations
- Filer status
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Dr. Jerel BanksExecutive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, since 2016$25.9m
- Ms. Megan BostonChief Financial Officer, Executive Director, Secretary, since 2018$8.6m
- Ms. Sophie MukadamChief Operating Officer$3.8m
- Mr. J. Kevin BuchiIndependent Director$432,410
- Mr. Peter FrancisIndependent Director$426,993
- Dr. Sharon MatesIndependent Director
- Mr. Kishan MehtaIndependent Director$368,410
- Mr. Edward SmithIndependent Director$424,910
- Ms. Irina KofflerManaging Director, since 2023
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 0
- Environment
- 0
- Social
- 0
- Governance
- 0
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- Benitec Biopharma's ddRNAi technology platform enables sustained gene silencing from a single administration.
- The company focuses on developing therapies for chronic and life-threatening diseases like OPMD and Hepatitis B.
- Benitec's pipeline includes BB-301 for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy and BB-103 for Hepatitis B.
Weaknesses
- The company employs only 19 full-time employees, which may limit operational capacity.
- Benitec's IPO listing date of 11 July 2012 indicates a relatively short market presence.
- The firm's focus on genetic medicines requires significant research and development investment.
Opportunities
- Expanding the ddRNAi platform to treat additional orphan diseases and infectious conditions.
- Potential partnerships with larger pharmaceutical companies for OPMD and Hepatitis B therapies.
- Growing market demand for innovative genetic therapies in the Health Care sector.
Threats
- Competition from other biotechnology firms developing similar RNA interference therapies.
- Regulatory hurdles in bringing genetic therapies to market for chronic diseases.
- High costs associated with clinical trials for rare genetic disorders like OPMD.
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