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About us

AmacaThera is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel local drug delivery platform to improve patient outcomes across multiple therapeutic areas including post-operative pain management and oncology. In partnership with the Research Institute of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, AmacaThera aims to better understand the health economic impact metrics of non-opioid products to manage post operative pain that are most important to clinicians.

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AmacaThera

Leadership

Mike Cooke

Co-Founder and CEO

Molly Shoichet

Co-Founder and CSO

Mike Foorer

VP of Business Development

Status

Intellectual Property

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