Shield Therapeutics plc, a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of late-stage pharmaceuticals to treat unmet medical needs. The company's lead product is Ferric Maltol, marketed in the European Union as Feraccru, a non-salt based novel therapy for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Its advanced pipeline asset is PT20, a novel therapy that has completed its Phase II pivotal study for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. The company also develops PT30 to treat hypo-allergenic IV iron therapy; and PT40, the first generic version of iron sucrose. Shield Therapeutics plc was founded in 2008 and is based in Gateshead, the United Kingdom.