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BioDuro, now a PPD company, is a leading integrated drug discovery outsourcing company that provides high-quality, integrated research and development services to meet the growing needs of the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Together, PPD and BioDuro have the expertise to perform a broad range of research and development services for pharmaceutical and biotech clients from discovery through Phase IV. Founded in 2005, BioDuro has more than 675 employees, the majority of whom are based in Beijing, where the company operates a state-of-the-art, 110,000-square-foot laboratory. BioDuro provides high-quality medicinal chemistry, discovery biology, pharmacology, synthesis, bioanalytical and drug safety evaluation services. Its discovery biology services range from reagent generation to assay development to screening and biochemistry.
Foundation Medicine is a molecular information company dedicated to a transformation in cancer care in which treatment is informed by a deep understanding of the genomic changes that contribute to each patient`s unique cancer. The company`s clinical assays, FoundationOne for solid tumors and FoundationOne Heme for hematologic malignancies and sarcomas, provide a comprehensive genomic profile to identify the molecular alterations in a patient`s cancer and match them with relevant targeted therapies and clinical trials. Foundation Medicine`s molecular information platform aims to improve day-to-day care for patients by serving the needs of clinicians, academic researchers and drug developers to help advance the science of molecular medicine in cancer.
Arisaph Pharmaceuticals is a Boston, MA-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.
Genewiz Inc is a South Plainfield, NJ-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.