About company
They are a clinical-stage AI-immunology platform company using their proprietary artificial intelligence, or AI, technology, engineering expertise and drug development know-how to simulate the human immune system and generate predictive models to identify and develop novel immunotherapies for the treatment of various cancers, bacterial diseases and viral infections. Using the powerful AI technology of their PIONEER and EDEN platforms, they are currently developing four product candidates: EVX-01, for the treatment of metastatic and unresectable melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, and bladder cancer; EVX-02, for the adjuvant treatment of melanoma; EVX-03, for multiple cancer indications; and EVX-B1, a vaccine for the prevention of Staphylococcus aureus, or S. aureus (including Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, or MRSA), induced skin and soft tissue infections, or SSTI. Their two lead product candidates, EVX-01 and EVX-02, are both currently in Phase 1/2a trials. Their decision to move into a Phase 2b trial with these product candidates will be made based on the data readout from their ongoing trials. Upon completion of successful Phase 2b, proof-of-concept, or PoC, trials, they plan to monetize their current product candidates via out-licensing arrangements with pharmaceutical partners.
Industry
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Biological Products (no Diagnostic Substances)
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CEO
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CFO
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Lars Staal Wegner
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Glenn S. Vraniak
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Lars Staal Wegner, M.D. joined us in August 2017 as our Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Wegner is one of our founding investors and has previously been involved in multiple startups and early ventures. Dr. Wegner began his career as a medical doctor and worked for several years as a clinician. Since then, Dr. Wegner has gained extensive experience within the vaccine industry, first at Pfizer from 2006 to 2007 and then for ten years from 2007 to 2017 as member of senior management to Bavarian Nordic, a Nasdaq listed immuno-oncology and vaccine company. Dr. Wegner receive his M.D. from the University of Southern Denmark.
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Glenn S. Vraniak joined us in October 2019 as our Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Vraniak served as Chief Financial Officer of electroCore, Inc. from August 2016 until April of 2019 and was a key member of the management team that carried the company through a successful IPO in June of 2018. Prior to that, from February 2014 to January 2016, Mr. Vraniak served as Chief Financial Officer at G&W Laboratories, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, where he executed the growth strategy by acquiring two companies and over 35 products. Prior to that, from October 2011 through July 2013, he was President of Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a 3D printing technology enabled pharmaceutical company. From 2003 through 2011, Mr. Vraniak was the CFO and Head of Strategic Planning for Prasco Laboratories, a generic pharmaceutical company. From January 2000 to January 2002, he served as Executive VP for GE Capital, and subsequently founded Preceptus, a boutique consulting firm focused on helping small and mid-market companies achieve efficient and scalable growth in the healthcare and technology sectors. Mr. Vraniak received an Electronic Engineering Technology degree and a Managerial M.B.A. in Finance from the Rutgers University Center for Management Development.
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Employees
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Founded
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35
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2008
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