Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lexicon) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing treatments for human disease. The Company uses its proprietary gene knockout technology to identify and develop new drugs. In its Genome5000 program, Lexicon is utilizing its knowledge of the function of nearly 5,000 genes to identify a portfolio of drug targets. Lexicon has advanced multiple drug candidates into human clinical trials and has a diverse pipeline of drug targets behind its clinical programs with many compounds and antibodies in preclinical research. Lexicon is conducting clinical trials for four drug candidates, with its most advanced program in Phase II clinical trials.
