HaRo Pharmaceutical, Inc
HaRo Pharmaceutical Inc. is developing hybrid small-molecule epigenetic therapeutics for cancer.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Biotechnology
- Location Philadelphia, PA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded June 2010
- Employees 2
- Website haropharma.com
Company Summary
Haro's hybrid compounds simultaneously engage two validated independent targets (RAR and specific HDAC). Haro will advance lead compound through IND enabling studies into Phase 1. Upon P1/2 completion, Haro will partner with US and Global oncology groups for Neuroblastoma studies while the Company conducts Phase 2 studies in TNBC. Licenses and partnerships will move the technology forward in other potential indications.
Team
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ExecutiveBusiness Development and Corporate Strategy - Ms. Malseed is a seasoned legal executive leveraging business development practice with two decades of R&D guidance, intellectual property management and commercial law. Ms. Malseed has served as senior management for several technology start-ups such as OncoRX, LIMR Development Inc, Wild-Type Enterprises, Phoenix LLC and Cytel Corp
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Azriel Schmidt, Ph.D.VP Drug DiscoveryResearch and Development - Dr. Schmidt has more than 20 years preclinical development experience at Merck and Co. Dr. Schmidt has a proven track record of successfully managing lead optimization and IND-enabling programs in multiple therapeutic area, including oncology.
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Carole Ben-Maimon MDExecutive ChairmanExecutive Chairman and co-Founder, Dr. Ben-Maimon was most recently President of Global Pharmaceuticals, IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. Prior to that she held roles as Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy at Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, founder and CEO of Alita Pharmaceuticals, President and COO at Duramed Research Inc. and Senior Vice President at Teva Pharmaceuticals.
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David Bettoun, PhDCSO, co-FounderPresident, CSO, and co-Founder, Dr. Bettoun has over 15 years of preclinical pharmaceutical experience. He is a small molecules expert who has successfully managed all stages of preclinical discovery programs at Eli Lilly, Merck, and GlaxoSmithKline.
Advisors
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Dr. Sylvie MaderCIBC Research Chair in Breast Cancer of the Université de Montréal, 2002– Present, Principal Investigator, Molecular Targeting in Breast Cancer research unit, IRIC Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université de MontréalUnconfirmed
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