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Zacharon Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

Zacharon Pharmaceuticals secured a $3.5 million Series A investment round on 11/17/2008. Investors included Avalon Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
11/17/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$3,500,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
The financing, provided by Avalon Ventures LLC, and the grants position the company to advance its lead small-molecule glycan inhibitors identified with a proprietary high-throughput screening platform through safety studies into early clinical trials.

Company Information

Company Status
Out of Business
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
5626 Oberlin Drive 100
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Email Address
Overview
Zacharon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company founded to exploit opportunities to discover and develop first in class drugs that target glycans. With proprietary technology and with glycobiology expertise, Zacharon has the opportunity to dominate the field of glycan-targeted drug discovery.
Profile
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Social Media
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Company News
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Robin Jackman
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Chief Financial Officer
Douglas Downs
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Chief Scientific Officer
Shripad Bhagwat
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Co-Founder
Charles Glass
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VP - R & D
Brett Crawford
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