AzurRx BioPharma, Inc., a Brooklyn, New York-based company employing 12 full-time individuals, focuses on the discovery and advancement of non-systemic biological treatments for various gastrointestinal conditions. Its current developmental portfolio comprises two therapeutic protein assets: MS1819 and AZX1101. MS1819 is an acid-stable lipase enzyme (LIP2), originating from Yarrowia lipolytica, which AzurRx is genetically engineering to address exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI).