Opsona Therapeutics
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| Founded | 1 January 2004  |
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| Headquarters | , Republic of Ireland |
| Website | www |
Opsona Therapeutics is a drug development company specialising in the human immune system and new drugs and vaccines to prevent and treat autoimmune/inflammatory conditions, cancers and infectious diseases.[1][2][3]
Based in Ireland, Opsona is a spin-out from Trinity College Dublin (TCD).[4] Ireland is ranked highly in the world in immunology research, and TCD has been at the forefront of the field.[5]
Opsona's research is primarily focused on the role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and TLR signalling in human innate immunity. The company was founded in 2004 by three immunologists:
- Professor Luke A. J. O'Neill[6]
- Professor Kingston Mills[7]
- Professor Dermot P. Kelleher[8]
Opsona's main investors are international and life-science focused:
- Inventages Venture Capital (Bahamas)[9]
- Seroba Bioventures (Ireland)
- GenenFund (United States)
- Enterprise Ireland (Ireland)[10]
References
- ^ Article in the Irish Times
- ^ Sunday Business Post article
- ^ BusinessWeek company profile
- ^ Article in the Irish Times
- ^ Times Higher Educational Supplement - QS World University Rankings 2007
- ^ Article in the Irish Examiner
- ^ Article on the Trinity College Dublin website
- ^ Article on the Trinity College Dublin website
- ^ Article on Fierce Biotech
- ^ PR Newswire article