PureTech Health is a biotechnology company which develops medicines to combat serious diseases. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Healthcare |
Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | Boston, United States |
Key people | Christopher Viehbacher (Chairman) Daphne Zohar (CEO) |
Products | Medicines |
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Website | puretechhealth |
History
editThe company was founded by Daphne Zohar, an American entrepreneur, in 2005.[2] It was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in June 2015.[3]
Operations
editCompanies which PureTech Health founded include Karuna Pharmaceuticals,[4] Gelesis, which has received FDA approval as a treatment for weight management,[5] Akili Interactive Labs, which is developing a digital therapeutic platform for cognitive disorders,[6] Vedanta Biosciences, which is developing drugs to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases,[7] and Follica which is developing new treatments for androgentic alopecia among others.[8] PureTech also has a pipeline of its own immunology, lymphatic and oncology based therapeutics.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Annual Results 2023". PureTech Health. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "PureTech's long view on biopharma". Boston Globe. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "PureTech banks $171M in a London IPO to fund its biotech bets". Fierce Biotech. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "PureTech Health surges as Karuna investment rockets 442%". Proactive Investors. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Gelesis raises $12 million for pill that staves off hunger". BetaBoston.com. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Akili Interactive adds $13 million to Series C funding pool". The Pharma Letter. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "PureTech Health affiliate Vedanta Biosciences awarded $5.8m grant". Sharecast. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Positive Results From PureTech Affiliate Male Pattern Hair Loss Study". Morning Star. 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "PureTech Licenses Glyph Lymphatic Technology". FT. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2019.