Nassim Usman, Founder of Catalyst Biosciences

About Nassim Usman

Nassim Usman is the CEO of Catalyst Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing engineered proteases to treat various diseases. The company raised $40.4 million in a Series C financing round in December 2008, led by Essex Woodlands Health Ventures. Catalyst Biosciences is developing Alterase therapeutics for conditions such as hemophilia, age-related macular degeneration, oncology, and inflammation.

Nassim Usman at a glance

• Company: Catalyst Biosciences
• Total raised: $40M
• Latest round: Series C
• Investors: Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, Burrill & Company, HealthCare Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, Morgenthaler Ventures, Novartis BioVentures
• Location: South San Francisco, United States

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