ChemoCentryx, Inc.
Biotechnology ResearchCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
ChemoCentryx, Inc. is a biotechnology research company based in San Carlos, California, focused on developing and commercializing orally administered therapies for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and cancer. The company targets chemokine and chemoattractant signaling pathways to discover and develop these therapies. In the United States, it markets TAVNEOS (avacopan), the first approved oral inhibitor of the complement 5a receptor, as an adjunctive treatment for adults with severe ANCA-associated vasculitis. TAVNEOS is in late-stage clinical development for hidradenitis suppurativa and C3 glomerulopathy, and the company maintains early-stage candidates targeting chemoattractant receptors in other inflammatory diseases and cancer. ChemoCentryx, founded in 1997, has a small workforce of 11-50 employees and was acquired by Amgen on October 1, 2023. The company is located at 835 Industrial Road, Suite 600, San Carlos, CA 94070, United States.