Cempra Pharmaceuticals Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2006

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 45

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

Cempra Pharmaceuticals General Information

Description

Developer of clinical-stage pharmaceutical products intended to focus on medicines for curing bacterial infections. The company's clinical-stage pharmaceutical products are antibiotics used to treat multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, enabling patients avail advanced treatments targeting drug-resistant bacterial infections in the hospital and in the community.

Contact Information

Website
www.cempra.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 6320 Quadrangle Drive
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27517
  • United States
Primary Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 6320 Quadrangle Drive
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27517
  • United States

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Cempra Pharmaceuticals Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Merger/Acquisition 03-Nov-2017 Completed Profitable
7. 2PO 07-Jan-2016 Completed Profitable
6. 2PO 01-Jan-2015 Completed Profitable
5. IPO 03-Feb-2012 Completed Pre-Clinical Trials
4. Debt - General 01-Dec-2011 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC (Series C) 14-May-2009 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series B) 14-Dec-2007 $10M $32.4M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) 03-Oct-2006 $22.4M $22.4M Completed Product Development
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Cempra Pharmaceuticals Cap Table

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Developer of clinical-stage pharmaceutical products intended to focus on medicines for curing bacterial infections. The
Pharmaceuticals
Chapel Hill, NC
45 As of 2017

Karachi, Pakistan

Basel, Switzerland
 
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Cempra Pharmaceuticals Competitors (8)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Pfizer Pakistan Corporation Karachi, Pakistan
BioVersys Venture Capital-Backed Basel, Switzerland
Spero Therapeutics Formerly VC-backed Cambridge, MA
Achaogen Formerly VC-backed South San Francisco, CA
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Corporation Lagos, Nigeria
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Cempra Pharmaceuticals Patents

Cempra Pharmaceuticals Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-3055755-A1 Compositions and methods for treating dry eye diseases Inactive 07-Mar-2017
AU-2018230347-A1 Compositions and methods for treating dry eye diseases Inactive 07-Mar-2017
US-20210137961-A1 Compositions and methods for treating dry eye diseases Inactive 07-Mar-2017
EP-3592364-A1 Compositions and methods for treating dry eye diseases Inactive 07-Mar-2017
CA-3091413-A1 Triazole-containing macrolides and ophthalmic uses therefor Inactive 17-Feb-2017 A61K9/0048
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Cempra Pharmaceuticals Executive Team (8)

Name Title Board Seat
David Moore Chief Commercial Officer & President
David Zaccardelli Board Member & Acting Chief Executive Officer
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Cempra Pharmaceuticals Board Members (12)

Name Representing Role Since
David Gill Self Board Member
David Zaccardelli Self Board Member & Acting Chief Executive Officer
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Cempra Pharmaceuticals Signals

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Cempra Pharmaceuticals Former Investors (9)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Aisling Capital Venture Capital Minority
BB Biotech Asset Manager Minority
Blackboard PE-Backed Company Minority
Devon Park Bioventures Venture Capital Minority
Hunt BioVentures Venture Capital Minority
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Cempra Pharmaceuticals FAQs

  • When was Cempra Pharmaceuticals founded?

    Cempra Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2006.

  • Who is the founder of Cempra Pharmaceuticals?

    Prabhavathi Fernandes Ph.D is the founder of Cempra Pharmaceuticals.

  • Who is the CEO of Cempra Pharmaceuticals?

    David Zaccardelli is the CEO of Cempra Pharmaceuticals.

  • Where is Cempra Pharmaceuticals headquartered?

    Cempra Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

  • What is the size of Cempra Pharmaceuticals?

    Cempra Pharmaceuticals has 45 total employees.

  • What industry is Cempra Pharmaceuticals in?

    Cempra Pharmaceuticals’s primary industry is Pharmaceuticals.

  • Is Cempra Pharmaceuticals a private or public company?

    Cempra Pharmaceuticals is a Private company.

  • What is Cempra Pharmaceuticals’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Cempra Pharmaceuticals is .

  • How much funding has Cempra Pharmaceuticals raised over time?

    Cempra Pharmaceuticals has raised $397M.

  • Who are Cempra Pharmaceuticals’s investors?

    Aisling Capital, BB Biotech, Blackboard, Devon Park Bioventures, and Hunt BioVentures are 5 of 9 investors who have invested in Cempra Pharmaceuticals.

  • Who are Cempra Pharmaceuticals’s competitors?

    Pfizer Pakistan, BioVersys, Spero Therapeutics, Achaogen, and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria are some of the 8 competitors of Cempra Pharmaceuticals.

  • When was Cempra Pharmaceuticals acquired?

    Cempra Pharmaceuticals was acquired on 03-Nov-2017.

  • Who acquired Cempra Pharmaceuticals?

    Cempra Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Melinta Therapeutics.

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