http://www.mannkindcorp.com/ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=MNKD MannKind Corporation, a development stage company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutic products for the treatment of diabetes and cancer. Its lead investigational product candidate, the Technosphere Insulin System, is in phase III clinical trials in the United States, Europe, and Latin America for the treatment of diabetes. This dry powder therapy consists of Technosphere particles onto which insulin molecules are loaded. These loaded particles are then aerosolized and inhaled into the deep lung using its proprietary MedTone inhaler. The company is also developing therapies for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. The lead product candidate in this program, MKC1106-PP, which is in phase I clinical trial is intended for the treatment of various solid-tumor cancers, including ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic, renal, breast, and prostate carcinomas and melanoma. MannKind was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Valencia, CA.
