Avexegen Therapeutics, Inc.

Avexegen's novel peptide, neuregulin-4, can potentially revolutionize the $10 Billion GI Disorder market as well as prevent rare diseases in premature infants.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Location San Francisco, CA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2015
  • Employees 4
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website avexegen.com

Company Summary

Avexegen Therapeutics Inc. is an early stage development company working on novel first-in-class therapies for GI disorders. The company is currently developing treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn’s & ulcerative colitis, as well as a rare condition, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), which afflicts premature infants.

Our lead compound, Neuregulin-4, was developed in collaboration with Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Team

  • Artin Asadourian is a seasoned Biotech Executive with over 20 years of new product development and commercialization experience. During his career Artin has successfully held positions in R&D, Clinical Development, Global Strategic Marketing and New Product Commercialization at Amylin, Amgen, Wyeth, DuPont-Merck and Bayer Healthcare.

  • Scientific Lead & Co-Founder

    Soumitra Ghosh is a biotechnology industry executive with extensive experience in drug discovery and drug development. His expertise is in formulating R&D strategy, building and directing research programs, technology licensing, developing partnering collaborations, and in managing intellectual property portfolios.

  • David Maggs
    Medical Lead & Co-Founder

    David Maggs is a Pharmaceutical Executive who has expertise in the areas of drug discovery, clinical development and product commercialization.

    His pharmaceutical industry experience includes leadership positions at Parke Davis, Pfizer, Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Bristol Myers Squibb.

  • CMC & Pharmaceutical Sciences Lead

    David Litzinger has over 21 years of industry experience in drug discovery and development. He played key roles in the identification of several developable medicines and their advancement to market, including products that reached commercialization (Kineret®, Sensipar®, and Myalept™) as well as several compounds and formulations that have entered clinical stage evaluation.

Advisors

  • Dr. Tachi Yamada
    Unconfirmed
    Harry Leonhardt, Esq.
    Unconfirmed
    Dr. Mark Frey
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Takeda Pharmaceuticals
    Unconfirmed

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