Christopher Posner

About Christopher Posner

Christopher Posner is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Stamford, Connecticut. The company focuses on developing novel chemical entities to alleviate pruritus and fibrosis-driven diseases, with a lead product candidate KORSUVA. Cara Therapeutics secured $40 million in a December 2023 funding round to support product development.

Christopher Posner at a glance

• Company: Cara Therapeutics
• Total raised: $56M
• Latest round: Series D
• Investors: Martin Vogelbaum, Connecticut Innovations, Digitalis Ventures, Alta Partners, Ascent Biomedical Ventures, Devon Park Bioventures
• Location: Stamford, United States

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