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Jade Biosciences Names Andrew King As Chief Scientific Officer

PUBLIC · JBIOAug 01, 2024almost 2 years ago

Position

Head of Research and Development

Company

Jade Biosciences

Andrew King
San FranciscoInformation TechnologyBiotechnologyHealthcareHealth CareTherapeutics

Description

Jade Biosciences, Inc. announced the closing of an $80 million financing led by Fairmount and Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners. The company appointed Andrew King, D.V.M., Ph.D., with over 15 years of leadership experience, as the Chief Scientific Officer.

Company Information

Company

Jade Biosciences

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Jade Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing best-in-class therapies that address critical unmet needs in autoimmune diseases. Jade’s lead candidate, JADE101, targets the cytokine APRIL, and is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy. Jade’s pipeline also includes JADE201, an afucosylated anti-BAFF-R monoclonal antibody, as well as JADE-003, an undisclosed antibody discovery program, both currently in preclinical development. Jade was launched based on assets licensed from Paragon Therapeutics, an antibody discovery engine founded by Fairmount.

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