Company Profile for Erimos Pharmaceuticals.Founded in 2000, Erimos Pharmaceuticals is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics to treat cancer, HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and autoimmune diseases Autoimmune diseases A group of diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, in which immune cells turn on the body, attacking various tissues and organs. Mentioned in: Complement Deficiencies, Premature Menopause . The products in development are drawn from a novel class of drugs preventing tumor cell replication and promoting selective tumor cell death, or apoptosis. Historically, chemicals found in certain plants around the world have been known to be beneficial in treating certain diseases. Erimos has exclusive license for nordihydroguaiaretic acid nordihydroguaiaretic acid one of a group of chemicals which cause renal cysts when administered to experimental animals. (NDGA NDGA Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid NDGA Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association NDGA National Depression Glass Association NDGA North Dakota Geographic Alliance NDGA No Degree, Good Anyway ) derivatives from The Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. . NDGA is found in the resin of the leaves of a desert plant, Larrea tridentata Larrea tridentata, n See chaparral. . Erimos' synthetic derivative is designed to address specific differences between normal human cells and those cells that are abnormally aggressively dividing, and to target abnormal tumor cells while causing little or no toxicity to healthy cells. Erimos is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with primary Research and Development offices and laboratory facilities in Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. .
Company: Erimos Pharmaceuticals
Headquarters Address: 930 Main Campus Drive
Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27606
Main Telephone: 919-821-5204
Type of Organization: Private
Industry: Health: Pharmaceutical
Key Executives: CEO: Jeff Khoo
COO: Neil Frazer
VP, Commercial: Jean Chitwood
COO
Contact: Neil Frazer
Phone: 919-821-5204x2803
Email: nfrazer@erimos.com
VP, Commercial
Contact: Jean Chitwood
Phone: 919-821-5204x2806
Email: jchitwood@erimos.com
Public Relations
Contact: Nancy Wiersma
Phone: 919-821-5204x2815
Email: nwiersma@erimos.com
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