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Soley Therapeutics is a San Francisco-based, privately-held biotechnology company that is combining artificial intelligence with unique proprietary molecular and cellular response detection for discovering and developing new efficacious drugs, using image acquisition-based approaches. We have translated decades of research by Soley`s co-founders on cell-responses to perturbations and resulting information-flow within the cell, into quantifiable high-resolution imaging to identify and accelerate the development of novel therapeutic molecules for complex diseases.
Southern Research Institute is a Birmingham, AL-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Caladrius is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of cell therapies designed to reverse disease and/or promote the regeneration of damaged tissue. The Company is developing first-in-class therapeutics based on the characteristics of naturally occurring CD34+ cells and their ability to stimulate the growth of new microvasculature. The Company`s platform technology leverages these cells to enable the body`s natural repair mechanisms using formulations unique to each medical indication.
US Bio Solutions is a Fort Lauderdale, FL-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Kezar co-founder Christopher Kirk, Ph.D. began his work on the unique function of the immunoproteasome at Proteolix in 2005, while working on the compound that would become the successful multiple myeloma drug KYPROLIS™ (carfilzomib). As VP of Research at Onyx Pharmaceuticals, which acquired Proteolix in 2009, Christopher led the efforts to develop the first selective inhibitors of the immunoproteasome and designed multiple studies demonstrating their profound immunomodulatory effects. In parallel with this work, Christopher and Kezar co-founder Jack Taunton, Ph.D. collaborated on several research projects involving protein secretion. This collaboration inspired a belief in the strong synergies between protein degradation and protein secretion, two fertile areas for drug discovery with platform potential. In 2014, Christopher and Kezar co-founder John Fowler began developing the business plan for Kezar, acting on a longstanding desire to work together and build a world-class company. In 2015, John and Christopher raised $23M and negotiated a worldwide, exclusive license agreement with Amgen for the Onyx immunoproteasome inhibitor patent estate. Now underway, John and Christopher are excited to leverage their complementary skill sets to build Kezar into a leader in small molecule drug development.