ORKA

Oruka Therapeutics, Inc., formerly ARCA biopharma, Inc., is a biotechnology company. The Company is engaged in developing novel biologics designed for the treatment of chronic skin diseases, including plaque psoriasis. It is advancing a proprietary portfolio of potential antibodies that target the core mechanisms underlying plaque psoriasis and other dermatologic and inflammatory diseases. The Company’s lead programs include ORKA-001 and ORKA-002, which are designed to block cytokines in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and other inflammatory diseases. ORKA-001 is a potentially monoclonal antibody designed to inhibit IL-23p19 for the treatment of psoriasis. ORKA-001 targets the p19 subunit of interleukin-23 (IL-23p19). ORKA-002 is a potentially monoclonal antibody designed to inhibit IL-17A/F for the treatment of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and other conditions. ORKA-002 targets interleukin-17A and interleukin-17F (IL-17A/F).