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Company Profile for Salmedix Inc.


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Salmedix, an oncopharmaceutical company, in-licenses, develops and will commercialize new drugs, with an initial focus on hematologic hematological, hematologic

pertaining to or emanating from blood cells.


hematological tests
total and differential white cell counts, hematocrit estimation, erythrocyte count.
 cancers.

The Company has exclusively licensed its initial product portfolio and intellectual property, invented in the laboratories of its scientific founders, from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). . This portfolio includes two clinical-stage compounds, SDX-101, a component of a drug which is currently marketed for non-oncology indications, and SDX-102, described above, plus multiple earlier-stage product candidates. All of these agents function by selectively targeting metabolic met·a·bol·ic
adj.
Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism.


Metabolic
Refers to the chemical processes of an organ or organism.
 differences between cancer cells cells once believed to be peculiar to cancers, but now know to be epithelial cells differing in no respect from those found elsewhere in the body, and distinguished only by peculiarity of location and grouping.

See also: Cancer
 and normal cells. An experienced team of "drug hunters" continues to identify and plans to in-license additional clinical-stage oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors.

on·col·o·gy
n.
 agents.


   Company:                Salmedix Inc.

   Headquarters Address:   9380 Judicial Drive
                           San Diego, CA 92121

   Main Telephone:         858-622-5050

   Website:                www.salmedix.com

   Type of Organization:   Private

   Industry:               Health: Biotechnology

   Key Executives:         CEO: David Kabakoff
                           CFO: Anita Busquets

   CFO
     Contact:              Anita Busquets
     Phone:                858-622-5050
     Email:                abusquets@salmedix.com

   CEO
     Contact:              David Kabakoff
     Phone:                858-622-5050
     Email:                dkabakoff@salmedix.com
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