Date: 2014-05-21
Type of information: Establishment of a new subsidiary in the EU
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Company: ImaginAb (USA - CA)
Therapeutic area: Cancer - Oncology - Autoimmune diseases - Technology - Services
Type agreement: establishment of a new subsidiary in Japan
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Details: * On May 21, 2014, ImaginAb announced the formal launch of ImaginAb Japan KK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Los Angeles-based ImaginAb, Inc. Headquartered in Tokyo, ImaginAb Japan KK has been established in order to better meet the commercial needs of several significant clinical development and partnering opportunities for the company. The subsidiary company will be led in an executive capacity by Dr. Shintaro Nishimura, an accomplished leader in the field of imaging in Japan. Dr. Nishimura has more than 25 years of experience in molecular imaging for new drug discovery research and development. He has directed the scientific and commercial development of key technologies in the molecular imaging space, including new tracers, devices such as automated radiochemistry systems, and numerical tools for PET image analysis. He has directed translational imaging studies to support new drug development both domestically in Japan and internationally. Prior to joining ImaginAb, Dr. Nishimura was Vice President of Bioimaging Research Laboratories at Astellas Pharma Inc., and established cGMP PET/CT/MRI facilities, the first pharmaceutical company in Japan to do so. Dr. Nishimura completed his undergraduate studies and received his Ph.D. at Keio University, and was a research fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School under the direction of Drs. David E. Kuhl and Satoshi Minoshima. He also holds a Visiting Professorship appointment in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tsukuba. ImaginAb’s pipeline of imaging agents for prostate, pancreatic and ovarian cancer have the potential to redefine the staging and management of disease that currently face significant challenges in clinical practice. The company’s CD3 and CD8 “immunoPET” imaging programs deliver a clearer understanding of the role of immune function and response in a variety of disease settings, including cancer and autoimmune diseases. ImaginAb’s internal product pipeline is augmented by approximately 30 target collaborations with global pharmaceutical companies for a variety of cancer, immune / inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease targets.
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