Yutaka Niihara, Founder of Emmaus Medical

About Yutaka Niihara

Dr. Yutaka Niihara is the Founder and Chairman of Emmaus Medical, Inc., and the principal inventor of Endari, a patented L-Glutamine therapy for treating Sickle Cell Disease. He was reappointed as CEO of Emmaus Life Sciences, the parent company of Emmaus Medical.

Yutaka Niihara at a glance

• Company: Emmaus Medical
• Total raised: $50M
• Location: Torrance, CA

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