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JSR Life Sciences is a business unit of JSR Corporation, a global company built on more than 50 years of performance material expertise and it began research in the life sciences field more than 30 years ago. We are continually developing highly functional materials and products to meet the current and future needs of the growing biotechnology industry. Using a variety of integrated, leading-edge technologies, JSR Life Sciences provides materials that contribute to the manufacturing process of biopharmaceuticals, life science research applications, in vitro diagnostics and medical devices. JSR Life Sciences has offices, laboratories and manufacturing facilities in Tokyo and Tsukuba (JP), Sunnyvale (CA, USA), Leuven (BE) and Beijng (CN). We are a part of the JSR Corporation, an international company employing over 6’000 people worldwide and being a leading materials supplier in a variety of technology driven markets. JSR Corporation`s global network is headquartered in Tokyo (Japan) and has factories and offices all over the world. As a research-oriented organization, JSR Corporation pursues close collaborations with leading innovators in a number of industries that are key to the present and future welfare of human society: life sciences, elastomers, electronic materials, energy storage, display materials and optical materials.
Ansa Biotechnologies is developing a new way to make DNA that will be faster, cleaner, and more accurate than existing methods.
Strata Oncology, Inc. is a precision oncology company dedicated to delivering the best possible treatment for each patient with cancer. The company combines molecular profiling, real-world data, and a large-scale clinical trial platform to identify and deliver optimal treatments for patients with cancer.
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.