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Proniras Corporation Secures New Series B Financing and Names New Board Members to Support Phase 1 Study of Novel Treatment for Opiate Withdrawal

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星期四, 二月 1, 2024

PRN-001-01 (tezampanel) is a novel small molecule compound that will be the first parenteral therapeutic to be evaluated for the treatment of symptoms associated with opiate withdrawal in a Phase 1 clinical study.

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  • PRN-001-01 (tezampanel) is a novel small molecule compound that will be the first parenteral therapeutic to be evaluated for the treatment of symptoms associated with opiate withdrawal in a Phase 1 clinical study.
  • In conjunction with the Series B financing, Proniras has appointed Steven Gillis, Ph.D., as Chairman and Atul Saran as an independent member to the Company’s Board of Directors.
  • "Their wealth of knowledge and industry experience will be instrumental in guiding Proniras through its next phase of growth.
  • We look forward to their leadership and contributions as we continue to advance Proniras through the next stages of product development."

Vilya Appoints Cyrus Harmon, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer

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星期二, 十月 17, 2023

VILYA, Inc. (Vilya), a biotechnology company creating a new class of medicines that precisely target disease biology, today announced the appointment of Cyrus Harmon, Ph.D., as its Chief Executive Officer.

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  • VILYA, Inc. (Vilya), a biotechnology company creating a new class of medicines that precisely target disease biology, today announced the appointment of Cyrus Harmon, Ph.D., as its Chief Executive Officer.
  • “I am very excited to join the phenomenal team at Vilya developing new macrocycle drugs,” said Harmon.
  • Previously, Harmon co-founded and served as CEO of Olema Oncology, a company focused on women’s cancers, before transitioning to the role of Chief Research Officer.
  • Harmon joins Katerina Leftheris, Ph.D., Vilya’s Chief Scientific Officer on the company’s leadership team.

Vilya Launches to Design a New Transformational Class of Medicines That Precisely Target Disease Biology

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星期一, 八月 29, 2022

VILYA, Inc. (Vilya), a biotechnology company creating a new class of medicines that precisely target disease biology, announced its launch today.

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  • VILYA, Inc. (Vilya), a biotechnology company creating a new class of medicines that precisely target disease biology, announced its launch today.
  • Vilya is co-founded by world-class scientists from the Institute of Protein Design (IPD) led by David Baker, Ph.D., and ARCH Venture Partners.
  • These capabilities position the Company to precisely target disease biology.
  • Vilya is a computational biotechnology company creating a novel class of medicines to precisely target disease biology.