# Quark Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceuticals, Newark, United States

> Quark Pharmaceuticals: Quark Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company founded in 1993, headquartered in Fremont, California, with research...

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# Quark Pharmaceuticals

Quark Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company founded in 1993, headquartered in Fremont, California, with research and development facilities in Boulder, Colorad

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Pharmaceuticals Newark, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 1994 32 years old
- **Team:** 28 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $61M in dollars
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Jun 2010

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- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

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## About Quark Pharmaceuticals

Quark Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company founded in 1993, headquartered in Fremont, California, with research and development facilities in Boulder, Colorad

o, and Ness Ziona, Israel. The company specializes in developing RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, particularly small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs, aimed at treating chronic and acute diseases with unmet medical needs. Recognized as a leader in RNAi discovery, Quark holds the largest clinical-stage siRNA pipeline in the industry. Its proprietary BiFAR technology platform supports high-throughput gene inactivation and functional gene identification. Quark's pipeline includes two primary product candidates, QPI-1002 and QPI-1007, both in pivotal Phase III clinical studies targeting kidney protection and neuroprotection in ophthalmology, respectively. The company collaborates with large pharmaceutical partners and conducts clinical studies globally, including partnerships in China and India.

## What company datasets say Quark Pharmaceuticals raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$61M** in dollars

Rounds **5**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round size **$10M**

Last round date **Jun 2010**

Investors listed **2**

SEC Form D **$10M sold, 1 filing, last Jun 2010**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 9 on the team.

- **Carlos D. Benaim** Executive Officer i
- **Daniel Zurr** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Elena Feinstein** Executive Officer i
- **James D. Thompson** Executive Officer i
- **Juliana Friedmann** Executive Officer i
- **Rami Skaliter** Executive Officer i
- **Robert L. Jones** Executive Officer i
- **Shai Erlich** Executive Officer i
- **Smadar Shakked** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Kazuyuki B. Matsui* *Peter A. Thompson* *Philip B. Simon* *Philip M. Hahn* *Toru B. Mio* *Trent M. Gunter*

## The company, in detail

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- **Sector:** Pharmaceuticals
- **Industry code:** NAICS 541714, 325412, SIC 8731, 2834
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $15M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/quark-pharmaceuticals)

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