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Catalyst Biosciences, Inc.

Company Information

260 Littlefield Ave
South San Francisco, CA
United States
Phone: 1 650 871 0761

Overview

Proteases are naturally occurring protein-degrading enzymes that regulate a wide variety of biological processes. Catalyst will harness the power of these enzymes as bio-pharmaceuticals by redirecting them to degrade specific proteins that promote disease. Catalyst calls these engineered protease therapeutics "Alterases ". Our technology consists of methods to identify proteases with tailor-made specificity. These designed proteases represent an exciting new modality in protein therapeutics. Alterases have the potential to be very powerful therapeutics due to their catalytic nature. Unlike standard small molecule or antibody drugs, a single protease molecule can inactivate hundreds to thousands of target molecules, resulting in higher efficacy and lowered dosing.

Corporate Structure

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Nassim Usman

TOP EXECUTIVES

Bryant EFong      consultant
Christopher Thanos     
James A. Wells      Board of Directors
Charles S Craik      Founder
Kevan Shokat     
Sandra Waugh Ruggles     
Donald G. Payan     
Edwin L Madison      Chief Scientific Officer
G. Steven Burrill      Board of Directors
Ralph E. Christoffersen      Board of Directors
Harold E. Selick      Chairman
David O'Reilly      President of Catalyst
Jack Nguyen     
Roger Thomas      Vice President, Preclinical Research
Augustine Lawlor      Managing Director of Healthcare Ventures
Marc Navre      Vice President, Drug Discovery
Camille Deluca-Flaherty      Vice President, Project Management
Tad Thomas      Senior Director, Process Development and Manufacturing
Erik Wiberg      Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey R. Latts      Chief Medical Advisor
Shaun Coughlin      Board of Directors
Marc Pelletier      Board of Directors
Barry Selick      Board of Directors
David Ginsburg      Board of Directors
Gerardo Zapata      Vice President, Process Development and Manufacturing
Asish K Xavier      Board of Directors
Gregory Stahl      Board of Directors
Robert J Fletterick      Board of Directors
Guy S Salvesen      Board of Directors
Todd J Lorenz      Chief Medical Officer