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Market Cap:$305.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$43.4M
  • Public
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Dyax is focused on advancing novel biotherapeutics for unmet medical needs, with an emphasis in oncology and inflammation. Dyax utilizes its proprietary drug discovery technology, phage display, to identify antibody, small protein and peptide compounds. Dyax, on its own or with its partners, has advanced several product candidates from discovery and lead validation into preclinical and clinical development. The Company?s lead product candidate, DX-88, is a recombinant small protein that is being developed by Dyax for its therapeutic potential for treating hereditary angioedema (HAE). DX-88 has orphan drug designation in the U.S. and E.U., as well as Fast Track designation in the U.S., for the treatment of acute HAE attacks. In April 2008, Dyax licensed to Cubist Pharmaceuticals the intravenous formulation of DX-88 for surgical indications in North America and Europe. In addition to using phage display for its internal pipeline, Dyax leverages this technology broadly into revenue generating licenses and collaborations through its Licensing and Funded Research Program (LFRP). Dyax is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Number of Employees 164
Contact Information

300 Technology Sq

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

www.dyax.com

(617) 225-2500

NAICS Code : 541710

Recent Events

  • National Securities Initiates Coverage on Dyax DYAX with a Buy

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Dyax Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Athera Receives Allowance of Two Key Patents

    10/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Sanofi-Aventis France (SASY.PA) to Buy Dyax Corp. DYAX's Drug Development Partner, Fovea Pharmaceuticals

    10/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Dyax gains after analyst starts coverage at 'Buy'

    9/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Dyax Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    7/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Henry Blair CEO
Clive Wood Executive Vice President, Discovery Res & Chief Scientific Officer
George V. Migausky Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Gustav Christensen Chief Business Officer & Executive Vice President
Robert Ladner CTO & Senior Vice President
Tess Schmalbach Senior Vice President, Clinical, Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer
William Pullman Chief Dev Officer & Executive Vice President
Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Admin & Comm
Fayelle Whelihan Senior Vice President
E Fayelle Whelihan Senior Vice President, Discovery Res & General Manager, Dyax SA
Robert E Davoli Managing Director
Mark De Souza Senior Director
Nicole Jones Associate Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Dyax Corp.
Guy Van Meter Manager, Business Development
Ellen Flipse Associate, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Dyax Corp.
Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos Director
Henry R. Lewis Director
James W. Fordyce Director
Susan B. Bayh Director
Thomas L. Kempner Director
Ginger More Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David J. McLachlan Chair
Mary Ann Gray Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Bioventures Investors Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dyax Corporation Current
Dyax Corp. CEO Current
Hereditary Angioedema Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Tufts University School of Medicine Board of Overseers Current
Dyax Corp. President Former
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President of Scientific Affairs Former
Genzyme Corporation Founder Former
Biotage Incorporated Founder Former
GelTex Pharmaceuticals Founder Former
Genetics Institute, Inc. Former
Dyax Corp. Chairman Former
Genzyme Corporation Director Former
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Director Former
Harvard Business School Mba Former
University of Aarhus Master of Science, Economics Former

Clive R. Wood, Ph.D. has served as our Executive Vice President, Discovery Research since December 2005. He joined us In August 2003 as Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President, Discovery Research. While continuing his previous roles within Discovery Research, he now also manages all pre-clinical product development. Prior to working with Dyax, Dr. Wood spent 17 years at Genetics Institute and its successor, Wyeth Research. There, he held a number of drug discovery positions of increasing scope and responsibility. Dr. Wood held the position of Senior Director and Acting Head of Inflammation Discovery Research at Wyeth Research in Cambridge, MA. While with Genetics Institute and Wyeth, Dr. Wood focused on respiratory diseases, transplantation, immunology, hematopoiesis and antibody technologies. Beginning in 1986, Dr. Wood worked for four years at Celltech, Ltd. and contributed to the first work on the production of recombinant antibodies. Dr. Wood also serves as an adjunct Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics of Boston University School of Medicine. He received his Biochemistry B.Sc. and his Ph.D. from Imperial College, University of London.

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Executive Vice President, Discovery Res & Chief Scientific Officer Current
Boston University School of Medicine Adjunct Professor Current
Hereditary Angioedema Current
The Convergence Forum Current
Wyeth Research Acting Head of Inflammation Discovery Research Former
Genetics Institute, Inc. Former
Cell-Tech, Inc. Former
Imperial College London Ph.D. Former
University of London Ph.D. Former
Imperial College London B.Sc. Former
University of London B.Sc. Former

George Migausky*, MBA Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer George Migausky joined Dyax as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in August 2008. He brings over 20 years of experience serving as Chief Financial Officer for various life science and biotechnology companies. Prior to Dyax, Mr. Migausky served as CFO of Wellstat Management Company, a privately-held company responsible for the strategy, business development and operations of an affiliated group of five life science companies. From 1990 to 2004, he served as CFO at IGEN International where he was instrumental in preparing the company for its initial public offering in 1994, its merger with F. Hoffman La Roche in 2004 and the simultaneous spinoff of BioVeris Corporation as an independent public company. He served as CFO of BioVeris through to 2007. George Migausky is a Certified Public Accountant and received an M.B.A. from Babson College and a B.S. from Boston College

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
BioVeris Corporation Vice President of Finance Current
Hereditary Angioedema Current
Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc Chief Financial Officer Former
BioVeris Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Manager Former
Babson College MBA Former
Boston College B.S. Former

Gustav Christensen was named Chief Executive Officer January 1, 2009. He first joined Dyax as our Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer in April 2007 and oversaw the Company’s partnering strategy as well as other business development activities such as licensing and collaboration transactions. Previously, Mr. Christensen was Managing Director of Apeiron Partners, LLC, a boutique life sciences investment bank, from 2005 to 2007. He began his career as General Manager at Baxter Travenol Laboratories and left in 1983 to become the Vice President of Business Development at Genetics Institute Inc. from 1983 to 1988. Additionally, he has been the CEO or senior manager of several biopharmaceutical firms. Mr. Christensen received his Master of Science in Economics from the University of Aarhus (Denmark) and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Chief Business Officer & Executive Vice President Current
Hereditary Angioedema Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer Current
Echelon Ventures, LLC Advisor Current
Alantos Pharmaceuticals AG Current
Apeiron Partners LLC CEO Former
Apeiron Partners LLC Managing Director Former
Apeiron Partners LLC Senior Manager Former
Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc. Board Member Former
Insmed Incorporated Board Member Former
University of Aarhus Masters Degree in Economics Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. CTO & Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Senior Vice President, Clinical, Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Hereditary Angioedema Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer Current
Dyax Corp. Chief Dev Officer & Executive Vice President Current
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Current
Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Vice President, Exploratory Development Former
Pfizer Inc. Clinical Pharmacologist Former
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Australian National University Ph.D. Former
University Corp. Degree Former

Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch*, Ph.D. J.D. Executive Vice President of Administration and General Counsel Dr. Magovcevic-Liebisch is Dyax’s Executive Vice President of Administration and General Counsel and has served as an executive officer of the Company since December 2005. In addition to overseeing the Administrative departments within Dyax, she also manages the Corporate Communications department and acts as Assistant Secretary of the Board of Directors. She joined Dyax in April 2001 as Vice President of Intellectual Property and has held several different positions within the Company. Dr. Magovcevic-Liebisch was Director of Intellectual Property and Patent Counsel for Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. from 1998 to 2001. Additionally, she worked as a patent agent at Fish and Richardson and Lahive & Cockfield, two Boston patent law firms. Dr. Magovcevic-Liebisch holds a doctorate in genetics from Harvard University and a law degree from Suffolk University.

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Admin & Comm Current
Hereditary Angioedema Executive Vice President Current
The Fish and Company Patent Agent Former
Hereditary Angioedema Assistant Secretary Former
Harvard University Doctorate In Genetics Former
Suffolk University Law Degree Former
Suffolk University Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Senior Vice President, Discovery Res & General Manager, Dyax SA Current

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Epoch Systems President Former
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Epoch Systems Managing Director Former
SQL Solutions, Inc Founder Former
Sigma Partners Managing Partner Former
Sybase, Inc. Executive Officer Former
Hiwired Managing Partner, Sigma Partners Former
SQL Solutions, Inc Executive Officer Former
Ariba, Inc. Former
Northeastern University Computer Science Former

Mark de Souza is Senior Director of Corporate Development at Dyax Corp. Since 2001, his primary focus is partnering Dyax?s phage display technology for the discovery and development of biopharmaceuticals from Dyax?s antibody, peptide, and protein libraries. He is responsible for initiating new collaborations, in-licensing new technology, marketing Dyax?s scientific and business achievements, and managing existing alliances. Dyax currently has over 75 licensees and collaborators, including Amgen, AstraZeneca, Baxter, Biogen Idec, Genzyme, ImClone Systems, MedImmune, and Tanox.

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Senior Director Current
West Membership Co Senior Director, Corporate Development, Dyax Corp. Current
Biogen Idec, Inc. Current
Amgen Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Associate Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Dyax Corp. Current
Dyax Corp. Manager, Investor Relations Former

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Manager, Business Development Current

Organization Position Status
Dyax Corp. Associate, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Dyax Corp. Current

Organization Position Status
Hereditary Angioedema Director of Dyax Current
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Chairman Current
Hearx Ltd Chairman Current
Dyax Corp. Chair Current
HearUSA, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hereditary Angioedema Board of Directors Current
Activbiotics Inc. Board of Directors Current
Peptimmune, Inc. Director Current
Genzyme Corporation CEO Former
Adams Russell Ltd Chief Financial Officer Former
Genzyme Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Genzyme Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Adams Russell Ltd Vice President Former
Genzyme Corporation Senior Adviser Former
Genzyme Corporation Chairman Former
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Director Current
Harvard College B.A. Former

Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D., Director Dr. Anagnostopoulos is chairman and CEO of The Matagon Group, an advance product engineering firm. He is a retired officer of Monsanto Company and a former managing general partner of Gateway Associates, a St. Louis-based venture capital firm. He has served on the Presidential Council on Innovation and the National Inventors Council and is the holder of over twenty patents in organic and polymer chemistry. He presently serves on the board of a number of biopharmaceutical companies.

Organization Position Status
Monsanto Company Officer Current
Hereditary Angioedema Current
Deltagen, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Deltagen, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dyax Corp. Director Current
Activbiotics Inc. Board of Directors Current
Zystor Therapeutics, Inc Board of Directors Current
Gateway Associates Managing General Partner Former
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Former
Harvard University Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry Former
Columbia University Former
The Executive Program Former

Henry R. Lewis, Ph.D. has been a director of Dyax since 1995, and previously was a director of Protein Engineering Corporation before its merger with Dyax. He has also served as the Lead Director since 2003 From 1986 to 1991, Dr. Lewis was the Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Dennison Manufacturing Company. From 1982 to 1986, he also served as a Senior Vice President at Dennison. Dr. Lewis was also a director of Genzyme Corporation, from 1986 until 2000.

Organization Position Status
Hereditary Angioedema Director, Pericor Sciences Current
Hereditary Angioedema Board of Directors Current
Dyax Corp. Director Current
Genzyme Corporation Director Former

Organization Position Status
Hereditary Angioedema Managing Partner, Medna Partners Llc Current
Dyax Corp. Director Current
Hereditary Angioedema Board of Directors Current
Velquest Corporation Board of Directors Current
Prince Ventures General Partner Former
Gabriel and Son Managing Member Former

Organization Position Status
Telik, Inc. President, Gray Strategic Advisors, Llc Current
Gray Strategic Advisors, LLC President Current
Raymond James Ltd. Senior Vice President Current
Informed Investors, Inc. Senior Vice President at Raymond James Current
Acadia, Inc Chairman Current
GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. Director Current
Dyax Corp. Board of Directors Current
Hereditary Angioedema Board of Directors Current
Telik, Inc. Director Current
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Current
Hereditary Angioedema Founder and President, Gray Strategic Advisors, Llc Former
Biologic Company President Former
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Vice President Former
Gray Strategic Advisors, LLC Founder Former
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Sell, Side Biotechnology Analyst Former
NeoRx Corporation Senior Scientist Former
Dillon Read Senior Biotechnology Analyst Former
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Senior Biotechnology Analyst Former
Biologic Company Analyst Former
Raymond James Financial, Inc. Former
Schering-Plough Corporation Former
Warburg Dillon Read Former
National Cancer Institute Former
Battelle Memorial Institute Former
University of Vermont Ph.D. In Pharmacology Former
University of South Carolina BS In Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Emmis Communications Corporation Visiting Prof, Butler University Current
Pathway 2 Curis Board of Directors Current
WellPoint, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dendreon Corporation Director Current
Curis, Inc. Director Current
Hereditary Angioedema Board of Directors Current
MDRNA, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Emmis Communications Corporation Director Current
Dyax Corp. Director Current
International Commission Commissioner Former
Eli Lilly and Company Attorney Former
Butler University Distinguished Visiting Professor Former
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Former
Golden State Foods Director Former
University of Southern California Law Center J.D. Former
University of Southern California School of Law J.D. Former
University of California, Berkeley B.A. Former
University of California B.S. Former

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Loeb Holding Corporation President Current
Intersections Inc. Beneficial Owner Current
Central Park Conservancy, Inc Chairman (Click On Pdf to View Board List) Current
FuelCell Energy, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intersections Inc. Director Current
Insight Communications Company, Inc. Director Current
Diversinet Corp. Director Current
CCP Equity Partners Director Current
CCC Information Services, Inc. Director Current
Igene Biotechnology, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Hereditary Angioedema Board of Directors Current
Igene Biotechnology, Inc. Director Current
Dyax Corp. Director Current
Wharton Investment Management Conference Executive Managing Member, Davidson Kempner Capital Management Current
Central Park Conservancy, Inc Trustee Current
Loeb Partners Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
Hereditary Angioedema Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Loeb Partners Corporation Former
First City Capital Vice President Former
Loeb Partners Corporation Vice President Former
Loeb Partners Corporation Chairman Current
Intermagnetics General Corporation Director Former
Northwest Airlines Corporation Director Former
Yale College Former
Insight, Inc. member Former

Ginger M. More is currently a Special Limited Partner of Oak Investment Partners ( Oak ) and had been a General Partner or Managing Member since 1980. Oak has raised ten venture capital partnerships with a total of $4.2 billion in committed capital. Oak has sponsored over 350 companies with aggregate annual revenues in excess of $100 billion. Oak s most recent fund, Oak X, was closed on February 28, 2001 with a total capitalization of $1.6 billion. Ginger joined Oak at its inception in 1978 after ten years at Wright Investor's Service. She has sponsored investments in and/or served on the boards of numerous healthcare and information technology companies including the following publicly-traded companies, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Alkermes, Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation, Dyax Corporation, Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., Genzyme Corporation, Octel Communications Corporation, OraPharma, Inc., Osteotech Inc., Pharmacopeia, Inc. and Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ginger studied Mathematics at the University of Bridgeport and became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1978.

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Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Inc Current
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University of Connecticut Board of Directors Current
Uconn R&D Corporation Board of Directors Current
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University of Bridgeport Chartered Financial Analyst Former
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Sopherion, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Bridgeport Mathematics Former

Executive News

  • Dyax Corp. to Present at Four Investor Conferences in September

    Business Wire - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Dyax Corp. Announces Expanded Roles for Two Senior Management Executives as Company Advances Commercialization Plan

    Pharma Live - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Dyax Corp. Announces Expanded Roles for Two Senior Management Executives as Company Advances...

    Forbes.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Dyax Corp. Announces Expanded Roles for Two Senior Management Executives as Company Advances Commercialization Plan

    Business Wire - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Dyax Announces Developments in Licensing and Funded Research Program

    Business Wire - 8/26/09 - View Story

  • Peter Dreier: Turn Up the Heat on the Insurance Industry

    Huffington Post - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Dyax Corp. to Present at the Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference

    Pharma Live - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Dyax Corp. (DYAX) to Present at the Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference

    BioSpace - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Dyax Corp. to Present at the Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference

    Forbes.com - 8/10/09 - View Story

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     DYAX $3.91 +0.26 (7.12% )
Average Volume 353,099
Shares Outstanding 78.05M
Market Cap 305.2M
Year High 4.39
Year Low 1.55
Earnings Per Share -0.68
P/E Ratio -5.75
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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