Arena Pharmaceuticals

SAN DIEGO, CA · CIK 0001080709 · Biotech · Acquired

Ralinepag, an oral prostacyclin receptor agonist small molecule therapeutic

arenapharm.com →
Grants
$106K
1 award
Sector median: 1
Raised
$187M
2 Form D · Jun 2010
196 months since last filing
Contracts
—
No federal contracts on record
Patents
7
2 granted · 5 pending
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · 5HT2A Receptor Inverse Agonists As Novel Antipsychotics$106,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$151,760,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$35,530,000
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC

Peer position

Biotech · 4373 companies · ranked on federal contract value
Biotech companies ranked by federal contract value
#CompanyContractsDisclosed equity
2829NEPHROGEN INC.——
2830JUNIPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC.——
2831Inceptive Nucleics, Inc.—$100M
2832Arena Pharmaceuticals—$187M
2833Prelude Therapeutics—$97M
2834Coriell Life Sciences, Inc.—$10M
2835Tango Therapeutics—$95M

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 14 related persons
  • K.A. AJIT-SIMHExecutive Officer
  • DOMINIC BEHANDirector · Executive Officer
  • DONALD BELCHERDirector
  • SCOTT BICEDirector
  • HARRY HIXSON, JR.Director
  • ROBERT HOFFMANExecutive Officer
  • J. LA FORCE, JR.Director
  • JACK LIEFDirector · Executive Officer
  • TINA NOVADirector
  • PHILLIP SCHNEIDERDirector
  • WILLIAM SHANAHAN, JR.Executive Officer
  • STEVEN SPECTORExecutive Officer
  • CHRISTINE WHITEDirector
  • RANDALL WOODSDirector

Patents

USPTO · 2 granted of 7

Regulatory activity · Biotech

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