Acroda Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based out of Ardsley, New York that was founded in 1995 by Ron Cohen. The company is working to develop and commercialize treatments for neurological disorders of the central nervous system such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, and Parkinson's disease.
On January 19, 2016 Acorda Therapeutics acquired Biotie Therapies for $25.60 per share for a total of approximately $363 million. Acorda Therapeutics bought Biotie Therapies to acquire two of its drug candidates for the treatment of Parkinson's disease called Tozadenant and SYN120.
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Abhijit Kamerkar
Employee
Akshat K Goyal
Employee
Anders Boman
Employee
Andrew Blight
Chief Scientific Officer
Andrew Hindman
Chief Business Officer
Burkhard Blank
Chief Medical Officer
Catherine Carlstedt
Employee
Christian Richardson
Employee
Christian Sabella
Employee
Daniel Aleshinloye
Employee
David Lawrence
Chief Business Operations and Principal accounting Officer
Denise Duca
Executive Vice President
Derk de Groot
Employee
Eric Chojnicki, Ph.D., M.B.A., PMP, CSSBB
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Grant Levy
Employee
jane Wasman
President of International & General Counsel
Jon Mason
Employee
Kyle Kuhn
Employee
Lauren Sabella
Chief Commercial Officer
Mary Lou Nadeau
Employee
Ned McDonnell
Employee
Oksana Hradyska
Employee
Ron Cohen
Founder, President & CEO
Sissi Hai
Employee
Susan Veres
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