Cyclica Inc.

Cyclica improves drug discovery pipelines by identifying expensive risks such as adverse effects, contraindications, and lack of efficacy using Ligand Express™

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Location Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Currency CAD
  • Founded April 2013
  • Employees 21
  • Incorporation Type Not Incorporated
  • Website cyclicarx.com

Company Summary

Cyclica improves drug discovery pipelines by identifying expensive risks such as adverse effects, contraindications, and lack of efficacy. Ligand Express™ is a fast and effective platform that searches all structurally known proteins in the human body for potential drug-protein interactions.

Team

  • President and CEO

    Naheed is President and CEO of Cyclica, where he leads the team in delivering the next step in cloud-based drug discovery. Naheed focuses on corporate and business growth strategies to ensure the company is set up for success.

    Naheed received his MBA from the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management.

  • Chief of Staff

    Gary is the Chief of Staff of Cyclica. He oversees business planning and execution, ensuring that the business is scaled and delivers to customers, HR, and admin.

    Prior to joining Cyclica, Gary spent considerable time undertaking independent management consulting projects mainly for start-up clients, as well as developing early stage investments in new ideas.

  • Chief Science Officer

    Andreas is the Chief Science Officer, and guides Cyclica's vision in creating a scientifically rigourous platform that's integral in the drug discovery pipeline.

    Prior to joining Cyclica, Andreas served as Chief Information Officer at Firefly BioWorks, a biotechnology company started out of MIT. Andreas has coauthored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and is named inventor on 7 issued US patents.

Advisors

  • Dr. Shoshana Wodak
    Unconfirmed
    Rick Paniccuci
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • GreenSky Accelerator Fund I
    Unconfirmed
    Gary Kivenko
    Unconfirmed

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