About Synphora
Synphora AB was established in 1998 by Johan Stjernschantz, Bahram Resul and Iréne Aspman. The founders of the company are previous employees of Pharmacia-Upjohn, and held key positions in the Xalatan® project of Pharmacia. Xalatan®, with 1.3 billion US dollar sales in 2004, acquired by Pfizer, was the first prostaglandin analogue developed for glaucoma treatment. Johan Stjernschantz, Professor of Pharmacology and Drug Development, and Bahram Resul, Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, are the inventors of latanoprost, the active principle of Xalatan®.
The R&D activities of the company are entirely based on prostaglandin technology, the work being conducted primarily through outsourcing. The personnel of the company have unique competence in prostanoid chemistry, pharmacology, clinical research, regulatory and intellectual property matters. The company is currently pursuing two projects in clinical phase.
- Focus : Manufacturer
- Industry : Pharma
