Race Oncology Company Description
Race Oncology Limited, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on addressing the unmet needs of cancer patients for damaging treatments.
The company’s lead product is bisantrene, a small molecule chemotherapeutic that has a clinical history with demonstrated therapeutic benefits in adult and paediatric patients.
It is advancing reformulated bisantrene (RC220) to address the unmet need of patients across various oncology indications with a clinical focus on anthracycline combination to deliver cardioprotection and enhanced anticancer activity in solid tumors.
The company is also exploring RC220 as a low intensity treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia. In addition, it is investigating the effect of bisantrene on the m6A RNA pathway, following independent research identifying bisantrene as the potent inhibitor of fat mass and obesity-associated protein.
The company has collaborations with Astex, City of Hope, MD Anderson, Sheba City of Health, UNC School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, and University of Newcastle.
The company was formerly known as Coronado Resources Limited. Race Oncology Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Country | Australia |
Founded | 2011 |
Industry | Biotechnology |
Sector | Healthcare |
CEO | Daniel Tillett |
Contact Details
Address: Gateway, 1 Macquarie Place Sydney, 2000 Australia | |
Phone | 61 2 8051 3043 |
Website | raceoncology.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | RAC |
Exchange | Australian Securities Exchange |
Fiscal Year | July - June |
Reporting Currency | AUD |
ISIN Number | AU000000RAC3 |
SIC Code | 2836 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Dr. Daniel Tillett | Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Director |
Dr. Peter M. Smith Ph.D. | Executive Chairman |
Dr. Michelle Rashford | Chief Medical Officer |
Brendan Brown | Chief Financial Officer |
Dr. Sophia Moscovis | Vice President of Operations and Strategy |
Peter Gordon Webse B.Bus, FCIS, FCPA, FGIA, M.A.I.C.D. | Company Secretary |