Our History

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Our History

In September 2012

Qurgen Inc. was established in Michigan, USA.

In December 2015

Qurgen obtained an exclusive, permanent and global intellectual property licensing agreement from Wayne State University.

In September 2016

Qurgen announced the successful completion of its Pre-A round financing of 4 million USD that will be used to accelerate the company’s research and development, with a focus on developing Qurgen’s cell-conversion cancer therapy for a Phase I clinical trial.

By May 2019

Qurgen announced that the Company had successfully completed its Series A financing with 12 million USD that will be mainly used for the FDA IND application and clinical studies of SON-DP, a first-in-human and first-in-class transcription factor anti-cancer protein drug that leads to a breakthrough cell-conversion cancer therapy.

On December 7, 2022

Qurgen received FDA IND approval (IND #152226) for the Phase I clinical trial of SON-DP, a first-in-human and first-in-class transcription factor anti-cancer protein drug that leads to a breakthrough cell-conversion cancer therapy for all solid tumors.

In February 2024

Qurgen’s 30,000 sq. ft. GMP protein drug manufacturing facility was completed and commissioned. 

During June–August of 2024

Qurgen had successfully manufactured two lots of GMP-manufactured SON-DP anti-cancer drugs that met FDA/CDE protein drug quality standard. Both lots of SON-DP will be used in the US and China Phase I clinical trials.

During April–June of 2025

Qurgen had successfully manufactured two lots of GMP-manufactured SON-DP anti-cancer drugs that met FDA/CDE protein drug quality standard. Both lots of SON-DP will be used in the US and China Phase I clinical trials.

In December 2025

Qurgen completed the annual physical examination of five Cynomolgus monkeys.