Last deal

$26.6M

Amount

Series D

Stage

23.05.2014

Date

3

all rounds

$62.1M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
CrownBio is a global company that helps biopharmaceutical companies accelerate their new drug development programs.

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Also Known As

中美冠科生物技术(北京)有限公司, Crown Bioscience

founded date

01.01.2006

founders

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series D

IPO status

Private

Description

CrownBio provides integrated pre-clinical oncology services, protein science platform services, and a range of biomarker analysis and applied genomics services. They have facilities in the US, Europe, and APAC, and offer in vivo, in vitro, and ex vivo preclinical models, tumor organoid services, and a 3D Ex Vivo Patient Tissue Platform to provide greater insights into complex disease pathophysiology. Crown Bioscience partners with clients to quantify the efficacy and pharmacological profile of their drug candidate before they move into the clinic, helping to deliver superior drug candidates to ensure that patients get the right treatment at the right time.
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Crown Bioscience Inc.
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People

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1
Alex Wu
Alex Wu

Alex Wu

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Crown Bioscience

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1

Alex Wu

Employee Profiles
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Michael Prosser

Michael Prosser

Chief Business Officer

Michael Boice

Michael Boice

Executive Director New Product Development

Crystal Falco

Crystal Falco

Product Management, Cell Line Derived In vitro and In vivo

Jayant Thatte

Executive director

Armin Spura

Armin Spura

Chief Executive Officer

Yuki Maves

Senior manager, scientific product marketing

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