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OUR COMPANY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are a biopharmaceutical company specializing in novel therapeutics to treat chronic, high-prevalence ophthalmic diseases <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

OUR MISSION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Kodiak aims to prevent and treat the leading causes of blindness in the developed world<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TRAILBLAZING SCIENCE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

OUR CREATIVE AND THOUGHTFUL FOUNDATION<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“GO-TO” MEDICINES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

OUR CHALLENGE TO THE STATUS QUO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SINGULAR FOCUS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

OUR 24\/7\/365<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

THE TEAM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Together, our team has acquired decades of experience needed to solve some of the most challenging issues in ophthalmology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Victor Perlroth, M.D.<\/a>\n Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n John Borgeson<\/a>\n Chief Financial Officer<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Jason Ehrlich, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a>\n Chief Medical Officer and Chief Development Officer<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n Hong Liang, Ph.D.<\/a>\n Senior Vice President, Discovery Medicine<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Michael S. Louie, Ph.D.<\/a>\n Senior Vice President, Digital Transformation and Chief Information Officer<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Almas Qudrat, MSC<\/a>\n Senior Vice President, Quality Operations<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n Laurent Ducry, Ph.D.<\/a>\n Vice President, Biologics Development and Manufacturing<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Bernd Jandeleit, Ph.D.<\/a>\n Vice President, Chemistry<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Stephen Raillard, Ph.D.<\/a>\n Vice President, Chemical Development and Manufacturing<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Wayne To, M.Phil.<\/a>\n Vice President, Senior Scientific Fellow<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Pablo Velazquez-Martin, M.D.<\/a>\n Vice President, Clinical Research and Translational Medicine<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Rezi Zawadzki, D.P.H.<\/a>\n Vice President, Biometrics and Clinical Data Science<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n Victor Perlroth, M.D.<\/a>\n Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Robert A. Profusek, J.D.<\/a>\n Partner and Global Chair M&A, Jones Day<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Felix J. Baker, Ph.D.<\/a>\n Managing Director, Baker Brothers Investments<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Bassil I. Dahiyat, Ph.D.<\/a>\n President and Chief Executive Officer, Xencor Inc.<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Richard S. Levy, M.D.<\/a>\n Formerly Chief Drug Development Officer and Chief Medical Officer, Incyte Corporation<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Taiyin Yang, Ph.D.<\/a>\n Formerly Executive Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing, Gilead Sciences Inc.<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Charles Bancroft<\/a>\n Formerly Chief Financial Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

OUR MILESTONES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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