Company Profile

Genaera Corporation (AKA: Magainin Pharmaceuticals~Magainin Sciences Inc)
Profile last edited on: 12/21/22      CAGE:       UEI:

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Year Founded
1987
First Award
1989
Latest Award
2004
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

5110 Campus Drive
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
   (610) 941-4020
   hhung@genaera.com
   www.genaera.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 04
County: Montgomery

Public Profile

In June 2009, Genaera Corporation closed its doors due to the Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution adopted at a Special Meeting of Stockholders. Genaera Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines to address substantial unmet medical needs in major pharmaceutical markets. The Company has four products in development for the treatment of eye, cancer and respiratory disorders. EVIZON™ (squalamine lactate) is Genaera’s lead product in development for ophthalmic indications, specifically “wet” agerelated macular degeneration (AMD). Genaera’s other programs include: squalamine for the treatment of cancer; interleukin-9 antibody, a respiratory treatment based on the discovery of a genetic cause of asthma; and LOMUCIN™, a mucoregulator to treat the overproduction of mucus and secretions involved in many forms of chronic respiratory disease, including cysti

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
25-49
Revenue Range
2.5M-5M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Publicly Traded
Stock Info
NASDAQ : GENR
IP Holdings
75-99

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2004 1 NIH $100,000
Project Title: Aminosterol MSI-1436 as a Therapeutic for Obesity
2004 1 NIH $100,000
Project Title: Aminosterols as Anti-angiogenic Therapeutics for AMD
2003 2 NIH $675,273
Project Title: Aminosterol Compounds As Therapeutics For Asthma
1999 1 NIH $105,610
Project Title: Manufacturing Development For Squalamine Lactate
1992 2 NIH $550,000
Project Title: Identity and Role of Novel GI Peptides in Host Defense

Key People / Management

  John L Armstrong Jr -- President

  Hsiao-Ling L Hung

  Leonard S Jacob

  William A Kinney

  Roy C Levitt -- President

  Roy C Levitt -- Chief Executive Officer

  W Lee Maloy

  Michael Mclane

  John A Skolas -- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary