Astex Therapeutics Limited

Astex Therapeutics Limited

Astex Therapeutics (formerly Astex Technology) is working on Pyramids, but on a much, much smaller scale than the Egyptians did. Astex Therapeutics Limited company's Pyramid is a fragment-based drug discovery platform that utilizes X-ray crystallography to develop small molecule drugs. Astex is using the Pyramid platform to develop new therapies for Alzheimer's disease, numerous types of cancers, and chronic inflammation. The company relies in part on a large group of investors for funding. Some of its main investors include Oxford Biosciences, Advent International, Apax, Bayer Schering, and Johnson & Johnson. Astex is collaborating with Novartis andJanssen Pharmaceutica on drugs for the treatment of cancer.

Contact Details

Office Address

Astex Therapeutics Limited
436 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, UK CB40QA
Phone: +44-1223-226-200
Fax: +44-1223-226-201

Executives

Chairman

Peter J. Fellner

CEO

Leon Bushara

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