TESARO

TESARO

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Founded in 2010, TESARO is a privately held oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of cancer patients. The Company intends to leverage the experience and competencies of its management team to identify, acquire and develop promising drug candidates; and to commercialize safer and more effective products for the treatment and support of cancer patients. TESARO is developing rolapitant, a potent, selective neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist that has completed Phase 2 clinical testing for the prevention of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, and is advancing its ALK inhibitor program for oncology indications. Phase 3 clinical testing of rolapitant is planned to commence during 2011 and the first ALK inhibitor clinical trial is targeted to begin in 2012. TESARO was co-founded by former executives of MGI PHARMA, an oncology and acute-care focused biopharmaceutical company that Eisai Co., Ltd. acquired in 2008 for $3.9 billion. TESARO is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Biotechnology, Health Care, Biopharma, Oncology

Founded

2010

Employees

101-250

Headquarters locations

United States, North America

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TESARO headquartered in United States, North America, operates in the Biotechnology, Health Care, Biopharma, Oncology sector. The company focuses on Biotechnology and has secured $140.2B in funding across 128 round(s). With a team of 101-250 employees, TESARO is actively contributing to advancements in Biotechnology. Their latest funding round, Series A - TESARO, raised $60.0M. Discover more about their projects, partnerships, and impact on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Lonnie Moulder

Lonnie Moulder

Co-Founder, CEO

imagePlace Mary Lynne Hedley

Mary Lynne Hedley

President, CSO and co-founder

imagePlace Larry Alleva

Larry Alleva

Board Member

imagePlace Timothy Pearson

Timothy Pearson

EVP, Chief Financial Officer

Funding Rounds

Funding rounds

8

Investors

1

Lead Investors

0

Total Funding Amount

$1095.7M

Details

3

TESARO has raised a total of $1095.7M in funding over 3 rounds.

Announcement dateTransaction nameNumber of InvestorsMoney raisedLead Investor
2012Late Stage Venture
2011Early Stage Venture101.0M
2010Early Stage Venture60.0M

Investors

TESARO is funded by 18 investors.

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundPartners
Deerfield-FUNDING ROUND - Deerfield101.0M
Leerink Partners-FUNDING ROUND - Leerink Partners101.0M
TESARO-FUNDING ROUND - TESARO101.0M
Oracle Capital Partners-FUNDING ROUND - Oracle Capital Partners101.0M

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