OyaGen

OyaGen, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry
FoundedRochester, New York 2003
FounderHarold Smith
Headquarters,
US
Area served
Global
Key people
ProductsAntiviral therapeutic lead compounds
Services
Number of employees
6
Websiteoyageninc.com

OyaGen is a Rochester, New York-based startup company that is focused on developing treatments for HIV. The company was founded in 2003 by Harold Smith, a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of Rochester.[1][2] OyaGen was founded on research conducted by Smith and Hui Zang, an HIV researcher at Thomas Jefferson University.[1]

  1. ^ a b Michael Wentzel (12 January 2004). "UR Invests in Anti-HIV Startup". Rochester Chronicle.
  2. ^ Thomas Adams (16 September 2013). "Henrietta firm OyaGen receives $150,000 investment". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved 1 June 2014.