Profile
George Tyson is the founder of Relypsa, Inc. which was founded in 2007.
He held the title of Vice President-Regulatory Affairs from 2007 to 2010.
Mr. Tyson's former jobs include Executive Director-Supply Chain Management at ALZA Corp.
from 1996 to 2005, Principal at The Dow Chemical Co. in 1996, Vice President-Manufacturing Operations at Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Vice President-Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ilypsa, Inc. in 2007.
Mr. Tyson received an MBA degree from San Jose State University and undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.
Former positions of George Tyson
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Ilypsa, Inc.
Ilypsa, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Ilypsa, Inc. operates a biopharmaceutical firm. It develops renal care pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on March 6, 2003 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2006-12-31 |
ALZA CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (THE) | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-12-31 |
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for treating tumors. It offers the Evofosfamide which designed as a prodrug that is activated under the extreme hypoxic conditions commonly found in tumors, but not typically in healthy tissues, and TH-3424 which is a small-molecule drug candidate for the treatment of liver, castrate resistant prostate cancer, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, and other cancers. The company was founded by Jeffrey W. Bird on October 17, 2001 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
RELYPSA INC | Founder | - |
Training of George Tyson
University of California, Berkeley | Graduate Degree |
San Jose State University | Masters Business Admin |
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Relypsa, Inc.
Relypsa, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Relypsa, Inc. operates as a bio-pharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of late-stage medicines in the iron deficiency, nephrology, and cardio-renal therapeutic areas. It offers Veltassa, a potassium binder approved for the treatment of hyperkalemia. The company was founded by Jerry M. Buysse, Gerrit Klaerner, Michael Burdick, Jay P. Shepard, Detlef F. Albrecht, George Tyson, Sandra I. Coufal and Vic Ciaravino on October 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Health Technology |
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for treating tumors. It offers the Evofosfamide which designed as a prodrug that is activated under the extreme hypoxic conditions commonly found in tumors, but not typically in healthy tissues, and TH-3424 which is a small-molecule drug candidate for the treatment of liver, castrate resistant prostate cancer, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, and other cancers. The company was founded by Jeffrey W. Bird on October 17, 2001 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA | Health Technology |
ALZA Corp.
ALZA Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ALZA Corp. provides drug delivery solutions and develops pharmaceutical products. The company applies its delivery technologies to develop pharmaceutical products with enhanced therapeutic value for its own portfolio and for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. The company was founded by Martin Gerstel and Alejandro Zaffaroni in 1968 and is headquartered in Vacaville, CA. | Health Technology |
Ilypsa, Inc.
Ilypsa, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Ilypsa, Inc. operates a biopharmaceutical firm. It develops renal care pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on March 6, 2003 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA. | Health Technology |
The Dow Chemical Co.
The Dow Chemical Co. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries The Dow Chemical Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of chemicals, plastics, industrial and agricultural products. It serves agriculture, automotive, building and construction, consumer, electronic materials, infrastructure, packaging, product finder and product safety industries. The company was founded by Herbert Henry Dow in 1897 and is headquartered in Midland, MI. | Process Industries |
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