Last deal

$12M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

21.06.2012

Date

3

all rounds

$90.21M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Santaris Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing RNA-targeted therapies.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

founded date

01.01.2003

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

Santaris Pharma, a privately held clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, utilizes its proprietary LNA chemistry and specialized drug development capabilities to rapidly deliver potent single-stranded LNA-based drug candidates across various disease states. Their research and development efforts concentrate on infectious diseases and cardiometabolic disorders, while strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies cover therapeutic areas such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious and inflammatory diseases, and rare genetic disorders. With exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture and sell LNA-containing products, Santaris Pharma has established itself as a key player in the RNA-targeted therapy field. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Denmark, the company operates in the United States as well.
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2

Uwe Jacob

Uwe Jacob is a Founder & CEO at Santaris Pharma.

current job

Santaris Pharma
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1

Uwe Jacob

Peter Sondermann
Peter Sondermann

Peter Sondermann

Peter is cofounder and CEO of Tacalyx. He gained his track record within the field of therapeutic antibodies and other proteins during his work as CSO and CEO of SuppreMol which was acquired in March 2015 by Baxter Bioscience/Baxalta and as “Head Process Biochemistry” at Glycart biotechnology AG, Schlieren/Switzerland which was acquired by Roche in 2005. Peter has studied chemistry which he completed with PhD. He is inventor of more than 10 patents/patent applications and has authored +30 peer-reviewed scientific articles.

current job

Santaris Pharma
Santaris Pharma

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2

Peter Sondermann

Employee Profiles
11
Peter Sondermann

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Founder & CEO

Arthur Levin

Arthur Levin

Chief Development Officer

Lars Tønnesen

Lars Tønnesen

CFO

Walter Wenninger

Walter Wenninger

Chairman of the Board

Troels Koch

Troels Koch

VP & CTO

Henrik Orum

Henrik Orum

VP & Chief Scientific Officer

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