Company OverviewGain Therapeutics
Gain Therapeutics is redefining drug discovery with its SEE-Tx™ target identification platform.
By identifying and optimizing allosteric binding sites that have never before been targeted, Gain is unlocking new treatment options for difficult-to-treat disorders characterized by protein misfolding, including lysosomal storage disorders.
Protein misfolding is an underlying biological issue of many diseases, including lysosomal storage disorders and some neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease. When a protein misfolds, its 3D structure is disrupted and it can no longer function properly. While some treatments are available for these types of disorders, they have significant limitations.
Gain was originally established in 2017 with the support of its founders and institutional investors such as TiVenture, 3B Future Health Fund (previously known as Helsinn Investment Fund) and VitaTech. It has been awarded funding support from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA, as well as from the Eurostars-2 joint program with co-funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and Innosuisse. In July 2020, Gain Therapeutics, Inc. completed a share exchange with Gain Therapeutics SA, a Swiss corporation, whereby GT Gain Therapeutics SA became a wholly owned subsidiary of Gain Therapeutics, Inc.
Speaker BioCEO
Gain Therapeutics
Eric I. Richman began his career in venture capital at HealthCare Ventures and most recently was venture partner at Brace Pharma Capital, a life science venture capital firm. He also serves as an advisor to Broad Oak Capital, a life science private equity firm and as a Venture Partner at Allele Capital. Mr. Richman has also previously served as chief executive officer of Tyrogenex and PharmAthene, subsequently acquired by Altimmune. Prior to PharmAthene, Mr. Richman held various commercial and strategic positions at MedImmune over a 12-year period from its inception. He has previously served as a director of Adma Biologics, Zyversa Therapeutics, and LEV Pharma, which was acquired by Viropharma, among others private and public companies. Mr. Richman received a B.S. in Biomedical Science from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education (CUNY Medical School) and an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management.
