Pappas Portfolio

4DMT is focused on the discovery and development of targeted, customized and proprietary next-generation AAV gene therapy products for use in patients with severe genetic diseases with high unmet medical need.

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Achillion is a pharmaceutical company developing treatments for patients with challenging infectious diseases – hepatitis C and resistant bacterial infections. It went public in 2006.

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Aclara Biosciences went public in 2000, powered by innovative microfluidics technology that automated genetic sequencing and other laboratory functions.

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Pappas Ventures co-founded Afferent in December 2009, after recognizing a novel mechanism with high potential in the treatment of chronic pain and other areas of substantial medical need.

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Allievex is developing novel therapies for the treatment of rare pediatric neurodegenerative diseases.

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Amplyx was founded on a mission to develop a new class of antifungal medicine that would overcome the severe limitations of today’s therapy options.

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Anthera is developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat serious human illnesses associated with inflammation. It went public in 2010.

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Arena made its debut as a public company in 2000, with a focus (then and now) on discovering, developing and commercializing novel drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

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ArgoMed developed a proprietary, water-induced thermotherapy device and technique to address the non-surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

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Athersys is a biotechnology company that has established a pipeline of therapeutic product development programs in multiple disease areas based on a stem cell platform called MultiStem®.

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Balance Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapies to improve the lives of patients with debilitating neurological conditions.

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BaroSense is a medical device company developing minimally invasive devices for the treatment of obesity, the largest global chronic disease in adults.

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The company pursued DNA-antigen vaccines and oligonucleotides that were specifically designed to promote immune intolerance.

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BioAtla® develops novel monoclonal antibody and cell based therapeutics using their proprietary platoforms.

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BioSyntech focused on biotherapeutic thermogels for regenerative medicine.

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BrainCells (BCI) is a neurogenesis-based drug discovery and development company targeting novel therapeutics for depression, mood disorders and other central nervous system diseases.

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Calyx Therapeutics was acquired by Theracos in 2003.

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CardioDx is a molecular diagnostics company commercializing tools to assist cardiologists in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.

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CeNeRx focused on developing treatments for diseases of the central nervous system.

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Cequent Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Marina Biotech in 2010.

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Cerexa was acquired by Forest Laboratories in 2007.

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Chimerix is developing a range of oral antiviral therapeutics designed to transform patient care in areas of high unmet medical need. It went public in April 2013.

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Cognetix explored the use of snail toxins for the treatment of epilepsy, pain and anesthesia.

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CoLucid is a clinical stage company developing therapeutics intended for migraine patients who don’t respond well, or at all, to triptan-based drugs.

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CuraSen Therapeutics is focused on the discovery and development of therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

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Curis was formed in 2000 from a merger of Pappas portfolio company Reprogenesis with Ontogeny and Creative BioMolecules.

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Curzion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage company, co-founded by Pappas Capital, focused on developing treatments for rare fibrotic diseases.

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Cyclerion Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company harnessing the power of sGC pharmacology to discover, develop and commercialize breakthrough treatments for serious and orphan diseases.

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Developed drugs for irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders.

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EBM Solutions was acquired by HealthGate Data Corp. in 2003.

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Elitra’s assets were acquired by Merck in 2004.

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Emerald is dedicated to the development of naturally occurring biochemicals for crop enhancement.

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Envisia focuses on the development of novel ocular therapies.

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FlowCardia was acquired by C. R. Bard in 2010.

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Gentis develops novel, biomaterials-based products intended to treat spinal disc disease.

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IlluminOss has developed a groundbreaking, minimally invasive orthopedic system for the stabilization and treatment of bone fractures.

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Istari Oncology is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative immuno-oncology platforms for the treatment of solid tumors, including glioblastoma and melanoma.

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Kezar Life Sciences is a clinical stage company developing novel small molecule therapeutics to treat autoimmune disorders and malignant diseases.

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LEAD was acquired by BioMarin Pharmaceutical in 2010.

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LipoScience is building out personalized diagnostic tests for a range of metabolic and other diseases. The company went public in January 2013.

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Liquidia Technologies uses novel nanoparticle technology platforms to develop innovative healthcare products.

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Lumena, which was acquired by Shire plc in June 2014, is developing oral therapeutics for adults and children suffering from rare and debilitating liver diseases.

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Marina is developing and commercializing therapeutic products for rare diseases based on RNA interference (RNAi).

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Milestone Pharmaceuticals is a cardiovascular drug development company focused on the treatment of transient cardiovascular conditions such as supraventricular tachycardia.

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Mirati is a biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.

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Mirum is developing a novel approach for treating cholestatic liver diseases, with an immediate focus on rare pediatric conditions.

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Nereus utilized specialized research out of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

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NuVasive’s broad suite of minimally invasive products covers the breadth of the spine market. NuVasive went public in 2004.

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In 2010 Optherion entered into a diagnostic alliance with Sequenom and licensed its technology for therapeutic applications to Baxter.

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Orphomed is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of best-in-class therapies for the treatment of inadequately-controlled gastrointestinal disorders.

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Panacos went public via a reverse merger with V.I. Technologies in 2005.

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Peninsula Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2005.

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Plexigen focused on instrumentation and service for genetic and proteomic testing.

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Daiichi Sankyo acquired Plexxikon in 2011 for $935 million.

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Reneo Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage start-up company focused on developing treatments for rare metabolic disorders

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Ribometrix is a biotechnology company developing small molecule therapeutics that target RNA to treat human diseases.

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Rotation Medical has developed a proprietary, minimally invasive rotator cuff implant system for the treatment of rotator cuff disease.

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Selventa is delivering personalized medicine through computational systems biology for drug discovery and development.

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Sensys focused on advancing technology for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring.

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Signase assets were acquired by Systems Medicine Inc. in 2005.

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Spherics developed an oral delivery technology platform.

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Syndax is a late stage oncology company using epigenetics, a novel way to control gene regulation, to overcome the problem of resistance seen with oncology treatments.

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Syntonix was acquired by Biogen Idec in 2007.

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TargeGen was acquired by Sanofi-Aventis in 2010.

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TESARO is an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company developing and providing safer and more effective therapeutics and supportive care products. It went public in 2012.

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Thrasos is a clinical stage therapeutics company discovering and developing targeted therapies for the prevention and treatment of kidney disease.

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Tune Therapeutics s developing an in vitro epigenetic editing platform for activating and repressing different genes across a wide number of indications.

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TYRX, which was acquired by Medtronic, Inc. in early 2014, develops and sells implantable, combination drug and device products using novel biomaterials with a wide variety of clinical applications.

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Ultragenyx is dedicated to life-enhancing therapeutics for patients with rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. It went public in January 2014.

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Variagenics went public in 2000 (Nasdaq) and merged into Hyseq in 2002.

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VelosBio Inc. is a near-term clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on novel cancer targets.

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Based on an understanding of the 12-LOX pathway and molecular mechanisms of immuno-inflammatory diseases, Veralox's efforts are leading to novel treatment paradigms and better outcomes for patients.

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Exelixis acquired X-Ceptor in 2004.

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