Imara is provider of novel therapeutics for the people living with sickle cell disease and hemoglobinopathies.
Imara Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat patients suffering from rare inherited genetic disorders of hemoglobin. Imara is currently advancing IMR-687, a highly selective, potent small molecule inhibitor of PDE9 that is an oral, once-a-day, potentially disease-modifying treatment for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. IMR-687 is being designed to have a multimodal mechanism of action that acts on red blood cells, white blood cells, adhesion mediators and other cell types.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Jan 1, 2016 | Seed | $800K | 1 | — | — | Detail |