Prix Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc (IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a healthcare company, which engages in the development and commercialization of Gastrointestinal (GI) products. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and currently employs 253 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2010-02-03. The company is focused on the development and commercialization of GI product opportunities in areas of significant unmet need. LINZESS (linaclotide), its commercial product, is indicated for adult men and women suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), and for pediatric patients ages 6-17 years-old suffering from functional constipation (FC). Linaclotide is available under the trademarked name CONSTELLA to adult men and women suffering from IBS-C or CIC and pediatric patients. The firm is also engaged in advancing apraglutide, a synthetic long-acting peptide analog of glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), for short bowel syndrome (SBS), patients who are dependent on parenteral support.