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Merck Millipore is a Billerica, MA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on changing the lives of patients living with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other liver and metabolic disorders. Our teams in the US and Israel are developing highly differentiated medicines that address unmet medical needs based on robust research. Our lead product candidate, BIO89-100, is a novel long-acting glycopegylated fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) analogue.
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.
The Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) is dedicated to basic biomedical research to promote the understanding, treatment and prevention of specific human diseases. The areas of investigation concern the structure and function of muscle proteins,
DMC is leading the low cost sustainable transformation of multiple product markets.