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Audentes is a biotechnology company committed to the development and commercialization of innovative new medicines for people with serious, rare muscle diseases. We are a passionate, energetic team driven by the goals of improving the lives of patients and building a successful business. We take pride in strong, global relationships with the patient, research, and medical communities.
Tris Pharma, Inc. is one of the top five privately-owned specialty pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. with a focus on the development of pharmaceutical science and technology-based products. Specifically, we are engaged in research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of both branded products and specialty generic products. We have more than a dozen solid and liquid products in the U.S. market based on our numerous NDAs and ANDAs and a rich and growing portfolio of more than 30 U.S. granted patents. Our commercialization success is driven by internal resources for our pediatric products and by licensing of our non-pediatric products to other companies. Our mission is to understand the science of developing drug products with unique attributes, bring to market products that add value to our patients and customers, and provide a benefit to our company, employees and society at large.
Terumo Interventional Systems is a Somerset, NJ-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Formerly known as the new center for advanced biological innovation and manufacturing (or “CABIM”), Landmark Bio, PBLLC is a public benefit limited liability company that was formed to advance the development of transformative new medicines by translating today`s cutting-edge research into tomorrow`s breakthrough therapies. The cross-sector partnership harnesses world-leading expertise to accelerate fast-emerging and promising science, the challenges of which are daunting for any single institution to tackle alone. Board members include leaders from Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB), Cytiva, and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Other collaborating institutions include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children`s Hospital, Brigham and Women`s Hospital, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
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.