FibroGen
David Olsen is an experienced professional in the field of pharmacology and toxicology, currently serving as the Director of Cell Line Development at FibroGen, Inc. since November 1999. Prior to this role, David Olsen was a Principal Scientist at Cohesion Technologies from June 1997 to October 1999. David Olsen holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Rhode Island, obtained between 1980 and 1985, and a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Boston College, earned from 1976 to 1980.
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FibroGen
FibroGen, Inc. is a science-based biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing a pipeline of first- in-class therapeutics. The Company is focused on fibrosis and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) biology and clinical development to advance innovative medicines for the treatment of anemia, fibrotic disease, and cancer. Roxadustat, the Company's most advanced product candidate, is an oral small molecule inhibitor of HIF prolyl hydroxylase activity in Phase III clinical development for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD), and is entering Phase III development for anemia in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The Company has developed Pamrevlumab. Pamrevlumab is a proprietary therapeutic antibody to inhibit the activity of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a common factor in chronic fibrotic and proliferative disorders characterized by persistent and excessive scarring that can lead to organ dysfunction and failure.