TransMolecular

About:

TransMolecular Inc a Birmingham, Ala.-based biotech company focused on the treatment of cancer and pain.

Website: http://www.transmolecular.com/

Top Investors: Aperture Venture Partners, TVM Capital, MDS Capital, Easton Capital, Tullis Health Investors

Description:

TransMolecular, Inc. is a neuroscience biotechnology company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel and proprietary drugs to diagnose and treat diseases of the central nervous system having inadequate pharmaceutical alternatives. The Company focuses its drug development on cancer and pain, and has built strong technology platforms to enrich its product discovery and development pipeline. Founded in July 1996, TransMolecular is privately held and venture capital backed, having raised $9.6MM to date through two private placements from internationally recognized investment firms. The Company has built a strong management team that is dedicated to the discovery and development of safe and effective products for patients suffering from cancer and pain. Its management team has more than 75 years of combined relevant experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical development, R&D, operations, and finance. TransMolecular's corporate offices and R&D laboratories are in Birmingham, Alabama. TransMolecular has received three Small Business Incentive Research (SBIR) grants totaling $1 million from the National Institutes of Health for its cancer and pain programs. The Company holds more than 25 patents and/or patent applications to protect its products worldwide, and has exclusive license agreements with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Research Foundation and Yale University for its cancer and pain technology, respectively.