Sea Pharmaceuticals
Major Drugs - Cambridge, MA, US
Sea Pharmaceuticals Employees
James Pearson
President, CEO, Chief Science Officer (CSO), Founder, Director (Biologist and Pharmacologist)
Sea Pharmaceuticals Senior Management
James Pearson
President, CEO, Chief Science Officer (CSO), Founder, Director (Biologist and Pharmacologist)
Sea Pharmaceuticals Details
Privately held central nervous system (CNS)-focused therapeutics company founded in March 2013 by biologist and pharmacologist James P. Pearson PhD (JPP) and medicinal chemist/ process chemist Eduardo J. Martinez PhD based in Cambridge MA, USA. Sea is working on discovery, research, development (R&D) and commercialization of novel proprietary synthetic small molecules as innovative treatment of the devastating neurological disease Sporadic ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and other CNS indications. Sea works with a network of Key Opinion Leaders in neuroscience, pharmacology and chemistry. Sea's consultant neurologist/ neuropathologist is ALS expert Shin Kwak MD, PhD (Tokyo Medical University). Dr. Kwak was prof. 30 years at University Tokyo. Dr. Kwak discovered (human data) a key editing defect specific to sporadic ALS patients' glutamate receptors/ ion channels (not found in familial ALS patients). This leads to death of motor neurons in sporadic ALS. Sea is a State of Iowa Limited Liability Company. Sea has 8 board members (i) JPP, Sea president, CEO and chief scientist (ii) Ben Cravatt PhD neurochemist /biologist Professor TRSI (Scripps), member National Academy of Sciences; ActivX ( Kyorin), Abide (Lundbeck), Vividion; (iii) Eric R Olson PhD biologist and pharmacologist CSO Syros Inc Cambridge MA, board member Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; drug maker 3 life-saving CF drugs Kalydeco_TM, Orkambi_TM, Symdeco_TM frmr Aurora Biosciences INC / Vertex, Parke-Davis, Upjohn;(iv) Mark G. Currie PhD (frmr CSO Cyclerion, Ironwood; frmr Sepracor, Monsanto); drug maker Celebrex_TM, Bextra_TM, Lunesta_TM, Xopenex_TM, and Linzess_TM ;(v) Michael J Higgins MBA (frmr Ironwood Pharma, Genzyme, Procept); (vi) Shaker Sadasivam PhD frmr CEO Sun Edison Semi Conductor (SEMI sold in 2016), Monsanto; (vii) Nabil Elkouh PhD, Erigo LLC and expert metals and battery engineer; (viii) W. Kendall Brown JD physicist and lawyer.
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