C4 Therapeutics

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering targeted protein degradation (TPD) to develop novel therapies for cancer and other diseases, using its proprietary TORPEDO® platform.

Location
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Founded
2015
Categories
biotech, targeted-protein-degradation, oncology, therapeutics, drug-discovery

Notes

C4 Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CCCC) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new generation of medicines based on targeted protein degradation (TPD). The company's proprietary TORPEDO® (Target ORiented Protein Degrader Optimizer) platform enables the development of small molecules called degraders that selectively destroy disease-causing proteins.

The company was founded in 2015 based on foundational research from Harvard, MIT, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. C4 Therapeutics went public in 2020 and has established partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies including Roche, Biogen, Betta Pharma, and Merck KGaA.

Team

  • Andrew J. Hirsch - President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Marc Cohen - Chief Financial Officer
  • Adam Siddiqui - Chief Scientific Officer
  • Stewart Fisher, Ph.D. - Co-founder, Board Member

Additional Research Findings

  • NASDAQ: CCCC (publicly traded)
  • Founded in 2015, IPO in October 2020
  • TORPEDO® platform for targeted protein degradation
  • Lead pipeline candidates: Cemsidomide, CFT8919, CFT1946
  • Strategic partnerships with Roche, Biogen, Betta Pharma, Merck KGaA
  • Focus on oncology therapeutics
  • Headquarters in Watertown, Massachusetts (Greater Boston)
  • Founded based on research from Harvard, MIT, and Dana-Farber

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