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Aerie Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

On 10/12/2005, Aerie Pharmaceuticals received $21 million in Series A financing from Alta Partners and TPG Capital.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
10/12/2005
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$21,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Alta Partners (Lead Investor) (David Mack)

TPG Capital (Geoff Duyk)

Proceeds Purpose
In addition to the initial candidate, Aerie will also pursue development of a proprietary, breakthrough class of glaucoma product that incorporates novel chemistry to improve penetration of drugs into the eye.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
4301 Emperor Blvd. 400
Durham, NC 27703
USA
Email Address
Overview
Aerie Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing products for the pharmaceutical treatment of glaucoma.
Profile
Aerie Pharmaceuticals LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Aerie Pharmaceuticals Company Twitter Account
Company News
Aerie Pharmaceuticals News
Facebook
Aerie Pharmaceuticals on Facebook
YouTube
Aerie Pharmaceuticals on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Vicente Anido
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Chief Financial Officer
Richard Rubino
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Chief Medical Officer
Richard Lewis
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Chief Scientific Officer
Casey Kopczynski
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President
Thomas Mitro
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VP - Bus. Development
Craig Skenes
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VP - Finance
Christopher Staten
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VP - Human Resources
Kathleen McGinley
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VP - Manufacturing
Kenneth Ruettimann
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VP - R & D
Eric Carlson
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Marvin Garrett
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