Ochre Bio Announces Partnership With Boehringer Ingelheim To Develop Novel Regenerative Treatments For Patients With Advanced Liver Disease
Ochre Bio announces partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim to develop novel regenerative treatments for patients with advanced liver disease
OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ochre Bio, an innovator in chronic liver disease medicine development, today announced the appointment of Eliot Forster, Ph.D. as Chairperson of the Board of Directors. With decades of experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, cofounding and leading several companies Dr. Forster has successfully raised more than $550M in equity financing, having previously served as CEO at F-Star Therapeutics CEO and Immunocore Ltd and Chairperson of Avacta PLC.
OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ochre Bio, an innovator in chronic liver disease medicine development, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Coughlan, PhD as VP of Translational Development and Chinwe Ukomadu, MD, PhD as an Observer on its Board of Directors. nn“We take huge pride in the world-class scientific and clinical expertise that exists across all levels of the organisation, and are delighted to bring David and Chinwe on board as we begin this next, critical phase of our journey.” nnTweet this nDr. Coughlan will be responsible for translating the findings from Ochre Bio’s discovery platform and human-based translational models into RNA therapies ready for clinical development. David is a pharmacist with over 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical research and development sector, most recently serving as Chief Technical Officer of Afimmune Ltd. nnDr Coughlan said: nn“Joining the Ochre Bio team has presented me with a unique and valuable opportunity to work on ground breaking science. I look forward to drawing on my experience in taking novel scientific ideas into the clinic to help advance Ochre’s mission, and to play my part in transforming outcomes for chronic liver disease patients. nn“Ochre’s end-to-end RNA therapy development, which includes testing in live human donor livers, is an ambitious and bold approach to tackling chronic disease. I believe that the advancements they are pioneering have the potential to treat a range of liver health and therapeutic challenges.” nnIn addition to David’s appointment, Dr. Chinwe Ukomadu joins Ochre Bio’s board as an observer and will act as a liaison between the company’s Scientific Strategy Board (SSB) and Board of Directors. Given Dr Ukomadu’s prior experience on Ochre Bio’s SSB and his current role as SVP and Head of GI Therapeutic Area at Takeda, he is uniquely positioned to provide guidance to the leadership team as it pertains to translating early discoveries into a pipeline of therapeutic candidates to improve patients' lives.
OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ochre Bio, an innovator in chronic liver disease drug development, today announced its participation in upcoming investor and industry conferences.
OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ochre Bio, an RNA therapeutics company focused on chronic liver and cardiometabolic diseases, announced today the formation of its scientific strategy board (SSB) to support the maturation of its platforms and pipeline of liver disease therapeutics. The SSB comprises leading experts across liver disease R&D, clinical development, and pharmaceutical partnering. This mix of expertise, from both academia and industry, will augment the company’s management team and help to shape strategic planning as it progresses its pipeline towards the clinic. Ochre recently announced the successful close of $30M in Series A financing.
OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ochre Bio, an innovator in chronic liver disease drug development, today announced the successful close of $30M in Series A financing. The investor syndicate included investors Khosla Ventures, Hermes-Epitek, Backed VC, LifeForce Capital, Selvedge, AixThera, LifeLink, EIT and individual investors, Alice Zhang, CEO of Verge Genomics, Kristen Fortney, CEO of BioAge, and Marty Chavez, Chairman of Recursion Pharmaceuticals.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ochre Bio, a biotech company developing RNA medicines for chronic liver diseases, announced today the launch of their ‘Liver ICU’. Housed in BioLabs@NYULangone, a biopharma incubator in New York City, this research site will evaluate the efficacy of new RNA therapeutics on whole human livers maintained on machines. The use of discarded donor livers for research is expected to enhance timelines and accuracy of liver medicine research by testing interventions directly in human livers maintained under conditions mimicking human physiology.