Faheem Hasnain and his ex-Receptos team launch a new biotech with $100M and a twist on the old biotech model
And the money just keeps flowing.
Two former Receptos executives, Faheem Hasnain and Sheila Gujrathi, stepped out late Thursday with news that they’ve launched a new company equipped with $100 million in seed capital.
These two executives are best know for their roles at Receptos, a San Diego company acquired by Celgene for $7.2 billion in 2015. Hasnain served as CEO, and Gujrathi as CMO. Since that acquisition, many in San Diego were left wondering what Hasnain and the executive team would go on to do. And now they have their answer.
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