BELITE BIO, INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
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- P/E (TTM)
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- Dividend yield
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About Belite Bio
Pharmaceutical Preparations, SIC 2834
Belite Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative treatments for debilitating retinal conditions with significant unmet needs. Its primary candidate is tinlarebant, an oral once-daily tablet designed to combat Geographic Atrophy associated with dry age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt disease type 1, which lead to progressive vision loss. The company's development pipeline also encompasses LBS-009, an oral small molecule aimed at treating metabolic disorders including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, type 2 diabetes, and gout. Tinlarebant primarily targets adolescent and adult patients suffering from degenerative eye disorders.
The company operates internationally, maintaining corporate entities and clinical trial activities across several territories including the United States, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Switzerland, and Japan. Its global clinical programs enroll patients worldwide across multi-center studies. Belite Bio maintains its principal executive offices in San Diego, California, and retains a registered office in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Summary of the business section of Belite Bio's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- BELITE BIO, INC
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Address
- 12750 High Bluff Drive Suite 475 92130
- Phone
- (858) 246-6240
- Website
- belitebio.com
- Employees
- 500, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Preparations
- Incorporated in
- E9
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Marcum Asia CPAs LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BLTE
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Apr 29, 2022
- Shares outstanding
- 39M, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1889109
- CUSIP
- 07782B104
- ISIN
- US07782B1044
- LEI
- 984500BD54036BOEAE79
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Hao-Yuan Chuang | Chief Financial Officer, Director | 28,600 |
| Yu-Hsin Lin | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 87,644 |
| Hendrik Peter Scholl | Chief Medical Officer | 24,904 |
| Nathan L. Mata | Chief Scientific Officer | 440 |
| Wan-Shan Chen | Director | 9,096 |
| Xiao-Hui Chen | Director | 400 |
| Ita Lu | Director | – |
| John Michael Longo | Director | – |
| Gary Clark Biddle | Director | – |
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“Fee waivers or reductions are available in certain circumstances, including a waiver of the application fee for the first application filed by a small business which has fewer than 500 employees; in assessing whether an application qualifies as a ‘first application’ and calculating the number of employees, affiliates of the small business making the NDA submission are considered.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2022 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |