Peter C. Agre

Aeromics, Inc. operates as a preclinical company that develops clinical candidate targeting a molecular water channel for the treatment of cerebral edema (brain swelling) in stroke. It offers AER-271, a drug candidate that blocks aquaporin-4 (AQP4), the molecular water channel found at the blood-brain barrier and controls of cerebral edema in models for ischemic stroke, cardiac arrest, and water toxicity and blocks edema in models of cardiac ischemia and transplant. The company was founded by Marc F. Pelletier and Walter F. Boron in 2008 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides science related journal, program, and education services. The firm also promotes the responsible use of science in public policy. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.