Vaccinex
Company

Last deal

$1.5M

Amount

Post-IPO Equity

Stage

27.03.2024

Date

3

all rounds

$80.7M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

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About Company
Vaccinex develops targeted biotherapeutics for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune disorders.

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founded date

01.01.1997

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Post-IPO Equity

IPO status

Private

Description

Based in Rochester, New York, Vaccinex has created an antibody discovery platform that allows for efficient expression of high affinity human monoclonal antibodies. This technology enables the rapid selection of antibody combinations and the development of leads that recognize multiple epitopes. The company's product pipeline includes pepinemab, a drug candidate that targets Huntington's Disease and non-small cell lung cancer, as well as neurodegenerative disorders. Vaccinex is also focused on inhibiting semaphorin 4D (SEMA4D) to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's and Alzheimer's.
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Financials

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 27.03.2024. Their latest round Post-IPO Equity

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
27.03.2024
$1.5M
07.02.2024
$3.7M
28.09.2023
$9.6M
Co-Investors
Investors
4
1

Number of lead investors

4

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Round 
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No
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Maurice Zauderer

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Maurice Zauderer, Ph.D. has served as Vaccinex's President and Chief Executive Officer and a member ofboard of directors since its inception in April 2001. Prior to founding the company, Dr. Zauderer was an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester and has also held senior faculty positions at Columbia University. During his academic career, Dr. Zauderer held the position of visiting scientist at the Laboratory of Cell Biology, the Ontario Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Zauderer received a B.S. in Physics from Yeshiva University and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Vaccinex

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1

Jacob Frieberg

Jacob B. Frieberg has served as a member of Vaccinex's board of directors since February 2015. Mr. Frieberg has also served as a principal at The WTF Group, a Toronto-based property management company, since founding the company in 1984. Prior to that time, he was the Vice President at Rockford Developments, a Calgary-based multi-family building company. Mr. Frieberg received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Frieberg’s experience in business, including his management responsibility, gives him the qualifications, skills and financial expertise to serve on Vaccinex's board of directors.

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2
Maurice Zauderer
Maurice Zauderer

Maurice Zauderer

Maurice Zauderer, Ph.D. has served as Vaccinex's President and Chief Executive Officer and a member ofboard of directors since its inception in April 2001. Prior to founding the company, Dr. Zauderer was an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester and has also held senior faculty positions at Columbia University. During his academic career, Dr. Zauderer held the position of visiting scientist at the Laboratory of Cell Biology, the Ontario Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Zauderer received a B.S. in Physics from Yeshiva University and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Maurice Zauderer

Steven Cobourn

Steven P. Cobourn has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2014. From December 2003 to April 2014, Mr. Cobourn was the Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. and Otsuka Maryland Medicinal Laboratories, Inc., each a subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., a Japanese publicly traded pharmaceutical company. Prior to this, Mr. Cobourn served in various roles at these Otsuka entities in finance and corporate planning. He was also a certified public accountant at accounting firm Hass & Company LLC. Mr. Cobourn received a B.S. in Business Administration from Drexel University.

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1

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Employee Profiles
13

Loretta Mueller

Senior manager, laboratory operations and safety

Steven Cobourn

CFO

Janaki Veeraraghavan

Senior research scientist

John Parker

Vice president, regulatory affairs and quality systems

Francis Casper

Facilities manager

Maurice Zauderer

Maurice Zauderer

President & CEO

John E. Leonard

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