Ciara Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer at Sorriso Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Profile
Ciara Kennedy is the founder of Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Sorriso Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She is currently the Chairman at Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. since 2022 and an Independent Director at Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 2021.
Previously, she served as the Vice Chairman at Antimicrobials Working Group from 2019 to 2021.
She was also an Independent Director at Otonomy, Inc. from 2020 to 2023.
From 2006 to 2011, she held the position of Vice President-Operations at Cypress Bioscience, Inc. She worked as a Senior Program Manager at Biogen, Inc. and as Vice President & Head-Cholestatic Liver Disease at Shire Plc.
In 2013 and 2014, she served as the Chief Operating Officer at Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and from 2015 to 2017, she held the same position at Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Kennedy obtained a doctorate degree from Queen's University of Belfast.
She also holds an undergraduate degree from University College Cork and an MBA from Rady School of Management at UC San Diego, which she received in 2006.
Ciara Kennedy active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Aristea Therapeutics, Inc.
 Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage drug development company. It develops novel therapies to treat serious inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by James Morrison MacKay in 2018 and is headquartered in Poway, CA. | Chairman | 12/01/2022 |
Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and fabricates drugs. The firm’s pipeline products are based on proprietary XTEN half-life extension, Antibody-XTEN-Drug Conjugate, ProTIA pro-drug and bispecific T-cell engager platform technologies. The company was founded by Willem P.C. Stemmer and Volker Schellenberger in 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | 30/04/2021 |
Sorriso Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Sorriso Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Sorriso Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American biotechnology company that focuses on developing disease-modifying antibodies to treat inflammatory diseases. Sorriso Pharmaceuticals was founded by Ciara Kennedy, who has been the CEO since its incorporation. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Former positions of Ciara Kennedy
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| OTONOMY | Director/Board Member | 14/02/2023 |
Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed oral therapeutics for rare liver diseases. The firm was engaged in the development and commercialization of novel products for rare cholestatic liver diseases and serious metabolic disorders, such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The company was founded by Bronislava Gedulin and Michael G. Grey in January 2011 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Chief Operating Officer | 31/05/2014 |
Cypress Bioscience, Inc.
 Cypress Bioscience, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cypress Bioscience, Inc. develops drug therapies for Functional Somatic Syndromes, rheumatoid conditions that often cause sufferers chronic pain. The company provides medicine for Fibromyalgia Syndrome, a condition marked by painful stiffness, headaches and fatigue that affects approximately 5% of the world's population. The company was founded in 1981 and is located in San Diego, CA. | Chief Operating Officer | 31/07/2011 |
| MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Founder | - |
| RENEO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Founder | - |
Training of Ciara Kennedy
| Queen's University of Belfast | Doctorate Degree |
| Rady School of Management at UC San Diego | Masters Business Admin |
| University College Cork | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 3 |
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| BIOGEN INC. | Health Technology |
| RENEO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Health Technology |
| MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 9 |
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Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed oral therapeutics for rare liver diseases. The firm was engaged in the development and commercialization of novel products for rare cholestatic liver diseases and serious metabolic disorders, such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The company was founded by Bronislava Gedulin and Michael G. Grey in January 2011 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Cypress Bioscience, Inc.
Cypress Bioscience, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cypress Bioscience, Inc. develops drug therapies for Functional Somatic Syndromes, rheumatoid conditions that often cause sufferers chronic pain. The company provides medicine for Fibromyalgia Syndrome, a condition marked by painful stiffness, headaches and fatigue that affects approximately 5% of the world's population. The company was founded in 1981 and is located in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Shire Plc
 Shire Plc Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Shire Plc is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of medicines. Its products include adderall, advate, adynovate, agrylin, antithrombin 3, aralast, bebulin, buccolam, feiba, firazyr, and foznol. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Health Technology |
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops broad-spectrum antifungal agents for the treatment of life-threatening fungal infections. The firm's compound APX001, shows broad-spectrum activity in animal models of invasive fungal infection by common species of Candida and Aspergillus. It develops oral and injectable anti-infective drugs, including protease inhibitors and antibiotics. The company was founded by André Marquis, Mitchell W. Mutz and Gerry Crabtree in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Antimicrobials Working Group
 Antimicrobials Working Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Antimicrobials Working Group is an American nonprofit company. The firm operates as an association of antimicrobials and diagnostics companies. The company says this about itself: AWG was founded in 2012 with the vision of utilizing collective power to improve the regulatory, investment, and commercial environment for emerging infectious disease companies. Today, AWG is comprised of thirteen antimicrobials companies: Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cidara Therapeutics Inc., CorMedix Inc., Crestone, Inc., Entasis Therapeutics Inc., Iterum Therapeutics Ltd., Melinta Therapeutics LLC, Nabriva Therapeutics US Inc., Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc., Qpex Biopharma, Inc., SCYNEXIS Inc., UTILITY therapeutics Ltd., and Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Commercial Services |
Aristea Therapeutics, Inc.
Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage drug development company. It develops novel therapies to treat serious inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by James Morrison MacKay in 2018 and is headquartered in Poway, CA. | Health Technology |
Otonomy, Inc.
 Otonomy, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Otonomy, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. engages in the development of therapeutics for neurotology. The firm’s product pipeline includes OTIVIDEX (dexamethasone) Meniere's disease, OTIPRIO (ciprofloxacin otic suspension) acute otitis media with tubes (AOMT), OTO-313 (gacyclidine) tinnitus, OTO-413 (BDNF) hidden hearing Loss, OTO-510 (otoprotectant) prevent CIHL, OTO-6XX (hair cell regeneration) severe hearing loss. It operates under the Otiprio brand. The company was founded by Jay B. Lichter, Jeffrey Harris, Rick Friedman, and Allen F. Ryan on May 6, 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and fabricates drugs. The firm’s pipeline products are based on proprietary XTEN half-life extension, Antibody-XTEN-Drug Conjugate, ProTIA pro-drug and bispecific T-cell engager platform technologies. The company was founded by Willem P.C. Stemmer and Volker Schellenberger in 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Health Technology |
Sorriso Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sorriso Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Sorriso Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American biotechnology company that focuses on developing disease-modifying antibodies to treat inflammatory diseases. Sorriso Pharmaceuticals was founded by Ciara Kennedy, who has been the CEO since its incorporation. | Health Technology |
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