Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (CHRS)

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Coherus BioSciences, Inc.

333 Twin Dolphin Drive
Suite 600
Redwood City, CA 94065
United States
650 649 3530
https://www.coherus.com

Sector(s): Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
Full-time employees: 306

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Dennis M. Lanfear	Chairman, President & CEO	1.79M	N/A	1955
Mr. Richard L. Hameister	Chief Technical Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Jami Taylor	Vice President of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cheston Turbyfill	Vice President of Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Scott Saywell	Executive Vice President of Corporate Development	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Rebecca Sunshine	Chief Human Resources Officer	N/A	N/A	1963
Mr. Michael Chen	Senior Vice President of Commercial Analytics & Trade	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dr. Theresa M. Lavallee Ph.D.	Chief Development Officer & Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board	N/A	N/A	1966
Dr. Rosh Dias M.D., MRCP	Chief Medical Officer	N/A	N/A	1969

Amounts are as of 31 December 2022, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Coherus BioSciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of cancer treatments primarily in the United States. The company develops UDENYCA, a biosimilar to Neulasta, a long-acting granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; LOQTORZI, a novel PD-1 inhibitor; and Casdozokitug, an investigational recombinant human immunoglobulin isotype G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin 27. It is also developing CHS-114, an investigational highly specific human afucosylated IgG1 monoclonal antibody selectively targeting CCR8, a chemokine receptor highly expressed on Treg cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME); and CHS-1000, an antibody targeting human ILT4 designed to improve anti-PD-1 clinical benefit by transforming an unfavorable TME to a more favorable TME. In addition, the company's licensed immuno-oncology programs include NZV930, an antibody designed to inhibit cluster of differentiation 73; and GSK4381562, an antibody targeting CD112R for the treatment of solid tumors. Further, it offers YUSIMRY, a biosimilar to Humira for the treatment of patients with inflammatory diseases characterized by increased production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in the body, including rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, and ulcerative colitis. It collaboration agreement with Junshi Biosciences for the co-development and commercialization of toripalimab; agreement with Surface and Adimab LLC; license agreements with Bioeq AG and Genentech, Inc., as well as Vaccinex, Inc.; and out-licensing agreement with Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property No. 4 Limited. The company was formerly known as BioGenerics, Inc. and changed its name to Coherus BioSciences, Inc. in April 2012. Coherus BioSciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Corporate governance

Coherus BioSciences, Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 April 2024 is 8. The pillar scores are Audit: 8; Board: 7; Shareholder rights: 8; Compensation: 9.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.