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AEterna Zentaris Inc. (AEZS)At 1:44PM ET: 1.05  Up 0.06 (6.06%)  
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AEterna Zentaris Inc.
1405 du Parc-Technologique Boulevard
Quebec, QC G1P 4P5
Canada - Map
Phone: 418-652-8525
Fax: 418-652-0881
Web Site: http://www.aeternazentaris.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Biotechnology
Full Time Employees:N/A

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Æterna Zentaris Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for endocrine therapy and oncology. Its lead product candidates in endocrinology are cetrorelix, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist that has completed Phase III trial for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); and AEZS-130, an oral ghrelin antagonist in a Phase III trial as a diagnostic test for Growth Hormone Deficiency. The company’s lead products in cancer are perifosine, a PI3K/Akt pathway inhibitor in Phase III for multiple myeloma, and AEZS-108, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers, as well as AEZS-112 that is in a Phase I trial in advanced solid tumors and lymphoma. Its pipeline also include compounds in pre clinical development, such as AEZS-115, an LHRH antagonist for endometriosis and urology; AEZS-120, an anti-cancer vaccine; AEZS-126 Erk and PI3K inhibitors for oncology; and AEZS-127 ErPC for oncology. Æterna Zentaris has partnership agreements with Shionogi and Co.; sanofi-aventis; Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Juergen Ernst MBA,
    Exec. Chairman and Member of Corp. Governance, Nominating & HR Committee
    $ 481.00KN/A
    Prof. Dr. Juergen Engel Ph.D.,
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director, Chairman of Zentaris GmbH and Managing Director of Zentaris GmbH
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Dennis Turpin C.A.,
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    N/A N/A
    Dr. Nicholas J. Pelliccione Ph.D.,
    Sr. VP of Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance
    $ 387.00KN/A
    Mr. Paul Blake MB, FRCP, FCP, FFPM, 61
    Chief Medical Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 490.00KN/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.


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