Otonomy (OTIC)

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B (79)

Commentary

Otonomy is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 78.8 for overall impact (93rd percentile compared to all companies), Otonomy ranks 70th out of 585 industry peers, behind Biogen, Amgen, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and 66 others, and ahead of Grifols, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Gilead Sciences and 512 others. On top material causes for Otonomy's industry (Pharmaceuticals & Biotech), Otonomy performs well in Child and Maternal Health (93.2 score), Disease Eradication (96.4), Access to Affordable Healthcare (95.5) and 6 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Accountable Institutions (23.2 score).

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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-Israel
Anti-personnel mines
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons

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Company

Founded

2008

Employees

Sector

Health Care

Industry

Biotechnology

Sub-industry

Biotechnology

SASB industry

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

Headquarters

Ca, United States

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OTIC

More info

https://www.otonomy.com

Description

Otonomy, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapeutics for neurotology in the United States. The company offers OTO-313, a sustained-exposure formulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist gacyclidine, which is in Phase II clinical trials to treat tinnitus. Additionally, OTO-413 is a sustained-exposure formulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor that is in Phase IIa clinical trials for the repair of cochlear synaptopathy and the treatment of speech-in-noise hearing difficulties. It also develops OTO-510, an otoprotectant for the prevention of cisplatin-induced hearing loss; OTO-825, a gene therapy for the treatment of congenital hearing loss; and OTO-6XX, which induces hair cell repair and regeneration for the treatment of severe hearing loss. The company has license agreements with the University of California and DURECT Corporation, and a strategic collaboration with Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation to develop and commercialize gene therapy for congenital hearing loss. Otonomy, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Material causes

Ethos considers the following causes material for Otonomy, based on its industry sub-industry Biotechnology. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

Access to affordable healthcare

Ensure universal access to affordable, quality healthcare

Accountable institutions

Build accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Child and maternal health

End preventable deaths of mothers and children, support reproductive health everywhere

Decent, safe work opportunities

Promote full and productive employment for all, in safe work environments

Disaster readiness and effective aid

Be prepared for natural disasters and provide effective aid when disasters happen

Disease eradication

Eradicate infectious and non-communicable diseases