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Forge Therapeutics Inc

www.forgetherapeutics.com

 
Forge Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing novel medicines by combining bio-inorganic with medicinal chemistry to target metalloproteins. Forge has developed a fundamentally new approach for the discovery of metalloprotein inhibitors by focusing first on the metal in the enzyme active site.
  • Number of Employees: 100-250
  • Annual Revenue: $1-10 Million

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Funding

Forge Therapeutics Inc raised $15M on 04/25/2017

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