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Metacrine

www.metacrine.com

 
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing best-in-class therapies for patients with liver and gastrointestinal, or GI, diseases. Since our founding in 2014, we have invested in building a foundation of chemistry and biology expertise to drive innovative drug discovery and development. We believe these internal capabilities allow us to gain insights into disease targets and mechanisms and more quickly and purposefully design therapies with characteristics that we view as key to safety and efficacy. With this systematic approach, we have designed novel, proprietary farnesoid X receptor (FXR) clinical product candidates arising from a unique chemical ...
  • Number of Employees: 25-100
  • Annual Revenue: $1-10 Million
  • www.metacrine.com
  • 3985 Sorrento Valley Boulevard Suite C
    San Diego, CA USA 92121
  • Phone: 858.369.7800

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Funding

Metacrine raised $36M on 08/05/2015
Metacrine raised $65M on 06/05/2018

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