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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.
TissueVision Inc. (TVI) is a multi-disciplinary life sciences company offering 3D tissue imaging and analysis solutions for the research market. Our powerful Serial Two-Photon Plus (STP²) platform features stunning high-resolution multispectral datasets and analysis pipelines that create reliable 3D tissue models. The indexed histological sections produced during the STP² process can be further investigated with secondary analyses that run the gamut from standard histological stains to advanced spatial genomics. The final result is rich, multiplexed 3D models that deliver actionable and quantitative results. TVI provides project design, GLP-like documentation, including full protocol and report generation, and quality control review measures of all study-related materials. TVI is a solution provider to help answer research questions in a variety of therapeutic areas, including neuroscience, cancer, neurodegeneration, ophthalmology, and dermatology.
Enzymotec develops and manufactures nutritional ingredients and medical foods, driven by a deep core of cutting-edge, proprietary technologies. Since its establishment in 1998, the company has enjoyed accelerated growth, generating impressive sales worldwide, by launching a diverse portfolio of innovative products. Our two business segments leverage our lipid-related expertise: Nutrition and Pharma. Enzymotec's diverse range of products span the entire human life-cycle - from infancy to old age, providing key ingredients for use in infant formula and nutritional supplements, as well as branded medical foods. Enzymotec's multi-disciplinary team, including scientists, engineers and business development professionals, have an outstanding track-record in turning advanced lipid science into commercially attractive, nutritional solutions, constantly enriching our unique cluster of technology and expertise.
miRagen Therapeutics is a biotechnology company advancing new treatments for patients with diseases that are underserved by today’s therapies.
MiMedx is a biopharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing and marketing regenerative biologics utilizing human placental allografts for multiple sectors of healthcare. “Innovations in Regenerative Medicine” is the framework behind our mission to provide physicians with products and tissues to help the body heal itself. We process human placental tissue utilizing our proprietary PURION® process methodology, among other processes, to produce safe and effective allografts by employing aseptic processing techniques in addition to terminal sterilization. Since our founding, research and development has been the cornerstone of our organization. As a result, we have grown to be the leader in placental based products with over 40 scientific and clinical publications contained in our Compendium, six completed and published Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), and 30 ongoing clinical studies. MiMedx has over 45 placental tissue issued and allowed patents on our products and technologies, with over 90 pending applications. We have continued to demonstrate this leadership by publishing a Primer to educate the medical community on the regenerative aspects of amniotic membrane allografts. MiMedx has supplied over 1 million placental tissue-based allografts to date for application in the Wound Care, Burn, Surgical, Orthopedic, Spine, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic and Dental sectors of healthcare.