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Vera Therapeutics

www.veratx.com

 
Vera Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases. Vera`s lead product candidate is atacicept, a fusion protein self-administered as a subcutaneous injection once weekly that blocks both B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL), which stimulate B cells and plasma cells to produce autoantibodies contributing to certain autoimmune diseases. In addition, Vera is evaluating additional diseases where the reduction of autoantibodies by atacicept may prove medically useful, including lupus nephritis, a severe renal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
  • Number of Employees: 25-100
  • Annual Revenue: $1-10 Million
  • www.veratx.com
  • 170 Harbor Way 3rd Floor
    South San Francisco, CA USA 94080
  • Phone: 650.770.0077

Executives

Name Title Contact Details
Scott Rossi
Head of Cybersecurity Profile

Funding

Vera Therapeutics raised $80M on 01/19/2021

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