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AnTolRx, Inc. Announces Series A Equity Funding from Pfizer, JDRF and Orion Equity Partners, LLC to Develop Targeted Nanoparticle Tolerance Therapeutics

September 8, 2016 9:07 AM EDT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AnTolRx, Inc. announced today that it has signed a Series A funding agreement with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Orion Equity Partners LLC and JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The funding parties will provide $4 million over two years to fund research and development of AnTolRx's antigen-specific Targeted Nanoparticle Tolerance Therapeutics (TNTT) to treat immune disorders including T1D.  The company's technology is based on the work of Dr. Francisco Quintana, Associate Scientist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of... More

Pfizer Appoints Chief Scientific Officer for Neuroscience Research

September 7, 2016 8:02 AM EDT

Dr. Ole Isacson Brings World-renowned Expertise in Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Appointment and Additional Internal Promotions Solidify Cambridge, Mass. Scientific Leadership Team

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. announced today that Dr. Ole Isacson, a world-renowned scientist and thought leader in neurology, will become Chief Scientific Officer of the Neuroscience Research Unit and Senior Vice President, effective September 16. Dr. Isacson is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, and will continue to serve in an educational role. He is also a founding director of the Neuroregeneration Institute at McLean Hospital.... More