Amarin
Company

Last deal

$52.82M

Amount

Post-IPO Equity

Stage

06.03.2015

Date

3

all rounds

$227.82M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Amarin Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving cardiovascular disease treatment.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

founded date

01.01.1991

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Post-IPO Equity

IPO status

Private

Description

With its expertise in lipid science and the therapeutic benefits of essential fatty acids, Amarin Corporation is dedicated to enhancing cardiovascular health. Their lead candidate, AMR101, is currently undergoing pivotal Phase 3 trials to assess its efficacy in lowering triglycerides in patients with very high triglycerides and those with mixed dyslipidemia who are taking statins. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with research and development based in Mystic, Connecticut, Amarin aims to commercialize and develop therapeutics, including their flagship product Vascepa, to address cardiovascular health concerns. Listed on NASDAQ as AMRN, the company strives to revolutionize cardiovascular disease treatment.
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Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 

Ester Neurosciences acquired by Amarin

acquirer

Amarin
Amarin

date

05.12.2007

type

Acquisition

Ester Neurosciences

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Location

Herzliya, Israel

People

Founders
1

Chukiat Utakapan

Chukiat Utakapan was a Founder at Amarin.

current job

Amarin
Amarin

organization founded

1

Chukiat Utakapan

Employee Profiles
77
Tom Reilly

Tom Reilly

Chief Financial Officer

Jason M. Marks

Jason M. Marks

EVP, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary

Angelos Baxevanis

Angelos Baxevanis

Head of Strategy and Transformation, Europe

Grear Wolf

Director, employers and labor strategies

Matthew Ito

Senior medical science liaison

Pablo Perez

Pharmaceutical sales professional

Carey Humbert

Regional business manager

Beth Rathbun

Associate director human resources

Activity

Recent News
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