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Achaogen is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company passionately committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel antibacterials to treat multi-drug resistant, or MDR, gram-negative infections. We are anchored in our work by our key values of integrity, accountability, transparency, scientific rigor and drive. We pride ourselves in creating a work community that is patient-centric, scientifically driven, supportive, and collaborative, and that encourages the diversity of thought leading to great innovation. We are always excited to add people to our dynamic team who thrive in our community and who are driven and motivated to transform the lives of patients.
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute is a Oakland, CA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
CG Pharmaceuitcals is a Emeryville, 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.
Silverback Therapeutics is charting a new path for treating a range of severe diseases. We are developing therapies that act on fundamental biological pathways that underlie disease, but that modern medicine has not been able to fully harness — until now.