aid: aer-therapeutics
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/aer-therapeutics.png
name: Aer Therapeutics
description: >-
  Aer Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in the
  Research Triangle Park / Raleigh area of North Carolina, developing novel
  treatments for muco-obstructive lung diseases such as COPD, asthma, cystic
  fibrosis, and non-CF bronchiectasis. A spinout from Dr. John Fahy's laboratory
  at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the company's lead
  candidate, AER-01 (fexlamose), is an inhaled small-molecule mucolytic designed
  to break down and liquefy the dense mucus plugs that obstruct airflow in the
  lungs. Aer closed a $36 million Series A backed by life-science investors
  including Canaan, OrbiMed, Hatteras Venture Partners, and Pappas Capital. Aer
  Therapeutics is a private, research-focused therapeutics company and does not
  publish a public developer platform, API, or SDKs; this profile captures its
  corporate identity within the API Evangelist network.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aer-therapeutics/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- canaan-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
tags:
- Company
- Biopharmaceutical
- Biotechnology
- Therapeutics
- Life Sciences
- Respiratory
- Pharmaceuticals
- Clinical Stage
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/aer-therapeutics-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://aertherapeutics.com
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aertherapeutics.com/terms-of-service/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aertherapeutics.com/privacy-policy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aertherapeutics.com/contact-us/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aer-therapeutics-inc.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence