Cytokinetics, Incorporated (CYTK) NASDAQ

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Cytokinetics, Incorporated

Address

350 Oyster Point Boulevard

South San Francisco, CA 94080

United States of America

Phone

650 624 3000

Sector

Healthcare

Industry

Biotechnology

Employees

498

First IPO Date

April 30, 2004

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Mr. Robert I. BlumChief Executive Officer, President & Director1.51M1964
Dr. James A. Spudich Ph.D.Co-Founder & Member of Scientific Advisory Board21,9381942
Mr. Andrew M. CallosExecutive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer845,9651969
Mr. Sung H. LeeEVice President & Chief Financial Officer893,9321970
Dr. Fady Ibraham Malik FACC, M.D., Ph.D.Executive Vice President of Research & Development909,7691964
Mr. Matt YangVice President of Corporate Finance and Financial Planning & Analysis0N/A
Ms. Holly LaughlinVice President of Accounting & Corporate Controller0N/A
Ms. Kari K. Loeser J.D.Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer0N/A
Mr. Steven M. Cook J.D.Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations & Technical Operations01959
Mr. Jeff LotzVice President of Sales & Operations0N/A

Description

Cytokinetics, Incorporated, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing muscle activators and inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases. The company develops small molecule drug candidates primarily engineered to impact muscle function and contractility. Its drug candidates include omecamtiv mecarbil, a novel cardiac myosin activator that is in Phase III clinical trial in patients with heart failure; and reldesemtiv, a skeletal muscle troponin activator, which is in Phase III clinical trial to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy. The company also develops CK-136, a novel cardiac troponin activator that is in Phase I clinical trial; aficamten, a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor, which is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; and CK-3772271, a small molecule cardiac myosin inhibitor that is in Phase I clinical trial. Cytokinetics, Incorporated has a strategic alliance with Astellas Pharma Inc. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.