Company Profile

AfaSci Inc
Profile last edited on: 10/13/22      CAGE: 43M05      UEI: UGMEBNM4WSL6

Business Identifier: Innovation in CNS drug discovery using cellular and neurobehavioral phenotypic assays
Year Founded
2003
First Award
2003
Latest Award
2020
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

2633 Martinez Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063
   (415) 480-4138
   inquiries@afasci.com
   www.afasci.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 14
County: San Mateo

Public Profile

AfaSci, Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotech structured around discovery and development of peptide and small molecule therapies for unmet needs in the pain and neurology space. Currently focused on two therapeutic candidates for neuropathic pain and neuroinflammatory pain - debilitating conditions affecting millions in the United States and an estimated 7-8% of adults worldwide. The firm's two therapeutic candidates are competitively differentiated as novel non-opioid and non-steroidal analgesics. AfaSci also has a drug discovery pipeline focused on Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and sleep disorders.The firm currently (a) Two therapeutic candidates for neuropathic and neuro-inflammatory pain ready for IND-enabling studies. With all the firm's pre-clinical research reviewed/supported by NIH grants, the work has also been validated across multiple peer-reviewed publications. The firm's active collaborations with academic institutions include Stanford, Harvard, UCLA, UC Davis, and Kansas State University. The company leverages a proprietary drug discovery platform for more effective target identification and efficient animal testing, in vivo pharmacology, and electrophysiology studies

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
5-9
Revenue Range
.5M-1M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
1-4

Awards Distribution by Agency

Key People / Management

  Xinmin Simon Xie -- Founder and CEO

  Dong Feng Chen

  Jidong Fang

  Orapin Horst

  Frank Kayser -- Medicinal Chemistry

  Yannick Pouliot

  Yannick Pouliot -- Business Development

  Narayan R Raju -- Histology and Pathology

  Mei X Wu

  Mei X Xie Wu

  Mei X Xie

  Fred Yang -- Clinical Development

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