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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$15.2M
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  • CA
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MethylGene Inc. (TSX:MYG) is a publicly-traded, clinical stage, biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for cancer. The Company's product candidates include: - MGCD265, an oral, multi-targeted kinase inhibitor targeting the c-Met, VEGF1, VEGF2, VEGF3, Ron and Tie-2 receptor tyrosine kinases. MGCD265 is in Phase I clinical trials in solid tumor cancers; - MGCD0103, an oral, isoform-selective HDAC inhibitor which has been in multiple clinical trials for solid tumors and hematological malignancies and is licensed to Taiho Pharmaceutical; - MGCD290, a fungal Hos2 (HDAC) inhibitor used in combination with azoles for fungal infections. This compound is in Phase I clinical studies in healthy volunteers. MethylGene's development and commercialization partners include Taiho Pharmaceutical, Otsuka Pharmaceutical and EnVivo Pharmaceuticals. MethylGene develops drugs that specifically target enzymes that are involved in certain diseases such as cancer. We do this by understanding the characteristics of the enzyme involved in the disease and then creating a molecule that will specifically inhibit that enzyme from functioning. In this way, the enzyme may be controlled. Once we have a set of lead molecules, we have a seasoned biology team to then test our candidate drugs. Molecules that have the desired profile become clinical candidates and are eventually tested in human clinical trials.

President & CEO
Donald F. Corcoran
Number of Employees 86
Contact Information

7220 Frederick Banting

Montreal, Quebec H4S 2A1

www.methylgene....

(514) 337-3333

NAICS Code Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing: 325414

Recent Events

  • MethylGene loses $5.42-million in Q3 2009

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • /C O R R E C T I O N from Source -- Otsuka Pharmaceutical...

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

  • Otsuka Pharmaceutical completes purchase of common shares of Methylgene Inc.

    10/20/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • MethylGene shrs up as FDA lifts clinical hold on cancer therapy

    9/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Toronto Stocks Post Another Mild Decline - Canadian Commentary

    9/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Lockheed Martin Team Gets $29 Mln Contract From U.S. Joint Forces Command For Advanced Video...

    9/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • MethylGene and Otsuka to continue development of proprietary kinase inhibitors for ocular diseases

    9/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Canadian Press Business coverage plans for Friday, July 31, 2009 (CP-Budget-Business)

    7/31/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

methylgene inc. and pharmion corp. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Donald F. Corcoran President & CEO
Jeffrey M. Besterman Executive Vice President, Res & Chief Scientific Officer
Klaus B. Kepper CFO & Vice President, Finance
Robert E. Martell Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Charles Grubsztajn Vice President, Business Development
Nafsika Georgopapadakou Vice President
Robert Deziel Vice President
Gregory K. Reid Executive Director
Jay Moorin Partner, Proquest Investments
Karen McTavish Manager, IR
Colin R. Mallet Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Raymond C Egan Chair of Board
Andre Archimbaud Board of Directors
David J. Drutz Board of Directors
Gaetan Gravel Board of Directors
Leon O. Moulder Board of Directors
Louis Lacasse Board of Directors
Martin Godbout Board of Directors
Martin Godbuot Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc President & CEO Current
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Executive Vice President, Res & Chief Scientific Officer Current
Gene Network Sciences, Inc Vice President, Research & Development Current
Gene Network Sciences, Inc Board of Directors Current
University of Vermont College of Medicine Ph.D. In Physiology and Biophysics Former
State University of New York - Stony Brook B.Sc. In Biology Former
The State University of New York B.Sc. In Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc CFO & Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Vice President & Chief Medical Officer Current
Asco Board of Directors Current
Aacr Board of Directors Current
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Director of Oncology Global Clinical Research Former
Veterans Affairs Staff Physician Former
Yale University School of Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor of Oncology Former
Wayne State University M.D. Degree Former
University of Michigan Ph.D. Degree In Pharmacology Former
Kalamazoo College BA Degree In Chemistry Former

Mr. Grubsztajn has lead MethylGene's business development activities since 2005. His responsibilities include seeking licensing opportunities and negotiating the Company's corporate partnerships, strategic alliances, licensing deals and research collaborations. Mr. Grubsztajn has played a leading role in outlicensing deals that together have generated more than US$100 million in cash. He led MethylGene's 2006 US$272M cancer co-development and profit-share deal with Pharmion Corporation (now Celgene). More recently, he led business efforts to form a research partnership with Otsuka Pharmaceuticals for ocular diseases. Prior to MethylGene, he was at Caprion Pharmaceuticals (now Thallion), where he was involved in numerous technology outlicensing and inlicensing deals with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as academia and governments. Mr Grubsztajn is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and the Canadian Healthcare Licensing Association and has presented at several workshops. He has been a board member of the Maimonides Geriatric Center Foundation since 2001. In 2008, He was granted the Certified Licensing Professional designation from the Licensing Executives Society. He received his MBA and Law degrees from McGill University.

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Vice President, Business Development Current
Canadian Healthcare Licensing Association Board of Directors Current
Methylgene Inc Executive Director of Business Development Former
McGill University MBA Former
McGill University Degrees Former

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Executive Director Current

Mr. Moorin is a founding General Partner at ProQuest. He is a healthcare executive with senior management experience in biotech, investment banking and pharmaceutical industry. Prior to founding ProQuest, Mr. Moorin served as CEO of Magainin Pharmaceuticals (now Genaera Corp.). Previously, he was Managing Director of Health Care Banking at Bear, Stearns & Co. Mr. Moorin has also held various positions in strategy and general management at E.R. Squibb & Sons Pharmaceuticals. He has served on the Board of Directors of ACMI, Epic Therapeutics, Guava Technologies, Novacea and Pharmion. Currently, Mr. Moorin serves on the Board of Directors of Acurian, Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Gloucester Pharmaceuticals, Mersana and MethylGene. Mr. Moorin holds the position of Adjunct Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. in economics with distinction from the University of Michigan.

Organization Position Status
Proquest Investments Founder Current
Methylgene Inc Partner, Proquest Investments Current
Proquest Investments Partner Current
Haynes Capital Corp Partner, Proquest Investments Current
Acurian, Inc. Chairman of the Board, Acurian, Partner, Proquest Investments Current
Gloucester Pharmaceuticals, Inc Board of Directors Current
T-Cell Lymphoma Director Current
Aires Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current
Novacea, Inc. Director Current
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc Board of Directors Current
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Managing Director, Health Care Banking Former
Stearns Inc. Managing Director Former
Bear, Inc. Managing Director Former
University of Pennsylvania Former
Fda.Com Former
Pharmion Corporation Board of Directors Former
Epic Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Acmi, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Guava Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Michigan B.A. In Economics Former
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc Director Former

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Manager, IR Current

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Chair of Board Current
Haynes Capital Corp Chairman of the Board Current
Emedguides.Com, Inc. Founder Former
Emedguides.Com, Inc. Chairman Former
Syracuse University MBA Former
Trinity College B.A. Former

Mr. Archimbaud is an executive with extensive experience in the life sciences sector, serving in various roles in the industry for more than 25 years. He held progressively senior roles in sales, marketing, and business development in his 20 years with Ipsen, a European pharmaceutical company, and contributed to its international expansion. Mr. Archimbaud then took on the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Vancouver-based Kinetek Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology start-up recognized for its expertise in the field of molecular biology (kinases and phosphatases inhibitors). Most recently he served as Senior Vice President, Life Sciences for the Societe generale de financement du Quebec (SGF), a government-owned investment entity. Mr. Archimbaud is currently working as an advisor at Archimbaud Conseils, offering consultancy to investors and biopharmaceutical companies, sharing with them his wide range of international professional networks and experience.

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Haynes Capital Corp Current
Scandipharm, Inc. Chairman, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Member, Compensation Committee Current
AnorMED, Inc. Director Current
Axcan Pharma, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Urso Fortetm Board of Directors Current
Corporate Governance Board of Directors Current
Ultrase Board of Directors Current
Methylgene Inc Director Current
Isotechnika Inc. Director Current
Migenix, Inc. Director Current
Novartis AG Officer Former
Canadian Association Chair Former
Urso Fortetm Chairman, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Member, Compensation Committee Former
Cambridge University B.A. Degree Former
Corporate Governance Member Former

Dr. Drutz's career spans 36 years in clinical medicine and patient care, basic and clinical research, pharmaceutical and biotechnology operational and research management and venture capital. Dr. Drutz is a General Partner with Pacific Rim Ventures Co., Ltd., an international venture capital investment firm focused on life sciences with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. In addition, he is Chairman of the Board of Tranzyme, Inc. located in Research Triangle Park, NC and Tranzyme Pharma Inc., Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Drutz's past experiences include Professor of Medicine and Microbiology and Chief Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas; Vice President, Biological Sciences and Vice President, Clinical Investigation for Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Ltd.; and Vice President and Director, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corporation. He has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of two drug discovery and drug development companies, Sennes Drug Innovations Inc., Houston, Texas; and Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH), Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Drutz holds a B.A. and M.D. from the University of Louisville.

Organization Position Status
Pacific Rim Ventures, Inc General Partner Current
Dara Biosciences, Inc Chairman of The Board Current
Syntherica Chairman Current
Tranzyme, Inc. Chairman Current
Emembrane, Inc Board of Directors Current
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current
American College of Physicians Fellow Current
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CEO Former
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. President Former
Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Vice President Former
Temple University School of Medicine Vice President, Clinical Investigation Former
Dara Biosciences, Inc Board Director Former
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Former
University of Louisville M.D. Degree Former
University of Louisville B.A. Former
Vanderbilt University Former

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current

Louis P. Lacasse, of Montreal, Quebec, has served on the Board since December 1995. He is President of GeneChem Management Inc., an organization that manages biotechnology venture capital funds. Prior to joining GeneChem in April 1997, Mr. Lacasse was Vice-President of Healthcare and Biotechnology at SOFINOV, the venture capital subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec. During his ten years with SOFINOV and the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Mr. Lacasse was involved in numerous investments in small and medium-sized businesses in high technology industries such as biotechnology, software and telecommunications. He was also responsible for setting up a network of regional venture capital funds throughout Quebec and for investments in funds both in Canada and the United States. Mr. Lacasse is presently a director of Methylgene Inc., Warnex Inc. and Chromos Molecular Systems Inc., three publicly traded companies and of merillon Therapeutique Inc., a privately held company. He is also Chairman of the Audit Committee of the three publicly traded companies enumerated above.

Organization Position Status
Genechem Current
Urso Fortetm Chairman, Audit Committee, Member, Compensation Committee Current
Axcan Pharma, Inc. Chairman, Audit Committee, Member, Compensation Committee Current
Ultrase Chairman, Audit Committee, Member, Compensation Committee Current
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current
Chromos Molecular Systems Inc. Director Current
Haynes Capital Corp Board of Directors Current
National Bank of Canada Financial Analyst Former
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec Venture Capital Associate Former
Targeted Genetics Corporation Board of Directors Former
Axcan Pharma, Inc. Board of Directors Former
McGill University MBA Former

Dr. Godbout is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Genome Canada since April 2000, and was formerly the Senior Vice President of BioCapital and President and General Manager of Societe Innovatech Quebec. He was a member of the board of the "Conseil de la Science et de la Technologie du Quebec" from October 1996 to 2004 and has been an Advisory member of several Canadian biopharmaceutical venture firms such as SGF Sante, Societe Innovatech du Grand Montreal and Royal Bank Ventures Inc. In 2005, Dr. Godbout was named Officer of the Order of Canada. He was also awarded the Grand Prix de Recherche from the Quebec Foundation for Mental Disorders for his previous work on Alzheimer's disease in 1991 and the "Prix Summa" in 1994 from the Faculty of Science and Engineering of Universite Laval. In 1994, he also founded BioContact Quebec which has become one of the most important biopharmaceutical symposiums in North America. He holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Physiology and Molecular Endocrinology from Universite Laval. In March 2006, Dr. Godbout was shortlisted by the editors of Nature Biotechnology, as one of 20 nominees who have made the most remarkable and influential contribution to biotech in the past ten years in the category "Biobusiness in the Rest of the World".

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Methylgene Inc Board of Directors Current
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