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The THOR Group is a Manhattan Beach, CA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Epigentek is a Brooklyn, NY-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Invicro, A Konica Minolta Company, was founded with a mission of improving the role and function of imaging in translational drug discovery and development. To this effort we offer a suite of services and software with applications ranging from tissue to human, from target identification to Phase IV trials across the entire electromagnetic spectrum of imaging techniques. We start all projects with a data-driven mentality and the knowledge that quality data are the key to solving scientific challenges. Our analytics team is constantly innovating to develop the processes by which true and valuable quantitative information is extracted. Our approach has always been one of a scientific partner and collaborator, offering the service of our 200+ researchers on our team from a broad array of disciplines.
Mountain View Pharmaceuticals is a Menlo Park, CA-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.