Chimerix Inc

Chimerix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops medicines to improve and extend the lives of patients facing deadly diseases in the United States. Its product pipeline comprising dordaviprone (ONC201), which is in phase 3 clinical-stage development for H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma, as well as in phase 2 Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials for multiple oncology studies; and ONC206, a second generation imipridone ClpP agonist and DRD2 antagonist which is in phase 1 clinical trial to treat central nervous systems and other solid tumors. The company also develops ONC212, an imipridone, investigational agonist of the orphan GPCR tumor suppressor GPR132, as well as ClpP, which is in preclinical trial; and CMX521, a nucleoside analog antiviral drug candidate for the treatment of novel coronaviruses. In addition, it offers TEMBEXA, a lipid conjugate which acts via inhibition of viral DNA synthesis that is a medical countermeasure for smallpox. The company has license agreement with SymBio Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize TEMBEXA for human diseases other than orthopoxviruses, including smallpox. Chimerix, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. As of April 17, 2025, Chimerix, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc.