The following highlights information about the Registrant and our business contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. It is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in any of our securities. You should carefully read this prospectus together with the more detailed information incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “BridgeBio,” the “Company,” the “Registrant,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., or the Company, is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test and deliver transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from genetic diseases and cancers with clear genetic drivers. Our team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators are committed to applying advances in genetic medicine to help patients as quickly as possible. Since inception in 2015, we have created 15 Investigational New Drug applications, or INDs, and had two products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. We work across over 20 disease states at various stages of development. Several of our programs target indications that we believe present the potential for our product candidates, if approved, to target portions of market opportunities of at least $1.0 billion in annual sales.
We focus on genetic diseases because they exist at the intersection of high unmet patient need and tractable biology. Our approach is to translate research pioneered at academic laboratories and leading medical institutions into products that we hope will ultimately reach patients. We are able to realize this opportunity through a confluence of scientific advances, including: (i) identification of the genetic underpinnings of disease as more cost-efficient genome and exome sequencing becomes available; (ii) progress in molecular biology; and (iii) the development and maturation of longitudinal data and retrospective studies that enable the linkage of genes to diseases. We believe that this early-stage innovation represents one of the greatest practical sources for new drug creation.
We believe we have developed a world-class product platform that supports the continued growth of our Company and the advancement of our pipeline.
We began operating as BridgeBio LLC in April 2015. BridgeBio Pharma LLC, or the LLC entity, was formed in March 2016. In June 2017, BridgeBio Pharma LLC merged with BridgeBio LLC, with BridgeBio Pharma LLC being the surviving entity. On May 17, 2019, we formed BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a stand-alone entity for the purpose of completing our initial public offering. On June 13, 2019, we formed BridgeBio Pharma Merger Sub LLC, or Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. In connection with our initial public offering and related organizational transactions, Merger Sub LLC was merged with and into the LLC entity, with the LLC entity being the surviving entity and our wholly-owned subsidiary. As part of this merger, the unitholders of the LLC entity exchanged their units in the LLC entity for shares of our common stock. On July 1, 2019, we completed our initial public offering of common stock. See the “Description of Capital Stock of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.” incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a description of the terms of our capital stock.
Our principal executive offices are located at 3160 Porter Drive, Suite 250, Palo Alto, CA 94304, and our telephone number is (650) 391-9740. Our corporate website address is https://bridgebio.com. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and are not considered part of, this prospectus. You should not rely on any such information in making your decision whether to purchase our securities.
Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, are available, free of charge, on or through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports and amendments are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding our filings at www.sec.gov.
For additional information about our Company, please refer to other documents we have filed with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as listed under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”