David R. Houck
Founder at Pharmakey LLC
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David R.
Houck is the founder and currently serves as the Chairman of Pharmakey LLC, a company founded in 2008.
He previously held the position of Principal at OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1994 to 1998.
Dr. Houck also worked as a Principal at Merck & Co., Inc. and Sterling Drug, Inc. He served as the VP-Drug Development Operations & Quality at Naurex, Inc. from 2012 to 2015 and as a Principal at SCYNEXIS, Inc. from 2003 to 2006.
Additionally, he held the role of SVP-Product Development & Portfolio Management at Assembly Biosciences, Inc. from 2019 to 2020 and Chief Development Officer at Aptinyx, Inc. Dr. Houck obtained his undergraduate degree from Alma College, his doctorate from The Ohio State University, and his graduate degree from Purdue University.
David R. Houck active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Pharmakey LLC
 Pharmakey LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pharmakey LLC develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers pharmaceutical development and due diligence consulting, outsourcing and implementation, regulatory and quality and electronic regulatory publishing services. The company was founded by David R. Houck in January 2008 nd is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Founder | 2007-12-31 |
Former positions of David R. Houck
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-09-30 |
Naurex, Inc.
 Naurex, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Naurex, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage company, which develops therapies. The firm offers therapies for depression and other disorders in the central nervous system based on a mechanism of action for modulating the NMDA receptor (NMDAR). It offers a line of chemical drug classes, such as glycine-site functional partial agonists, which modulate the receptor in a different way than existing NMDAR agents. The firm provides GLYX-13, an NRX-1050 small molecule series and additional compounds for treatment-resistant depression. The company was founded by Joseph R. Moskal in 2006 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2015-07-31 |
| SCYNEXIS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2005-12-31 |
| OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1997-12-31 |
| APTINYX | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of David R. Houck
| Alma College | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Ohio State University | Doctorate Degree |
| Purdue University | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 4 |
|---|---|
| MERCK & CO., INC. | Health Technology |
| SCYNEXIS, INC. | Health Technology |
| ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Health Technology |
| APTINYX | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 4 |
|---|---|
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactured and develope dpharmaceutical drugs. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Farmingdale, NY. | Health Technology |
Naurex, Inc.
Naurex, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Naurex, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage company, which develops therapies. The firm offers therapies for depression and other disorders in the central nervous system based on a mechanism of action for modulating the NMDA receptor (NMDAR). It offers a line of chemical drug classes, such as glycine-site functional partial agonists, which modulate the receptor in a different way than existing NMDAR agents. The firm provides GLYX-13, an NRX-1050 small molecule series and additional compounds for treatment-resistant depression. The company was founded by Joseph R. Moskal in 2006 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL. | Health Technology |
| Sterling Drug, Inc. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Pharmakey LLC
Pharmakey LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pharmakey LLC develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers pharmaceutical development and due diligence consulting, outsourcing and implementation, regulatory and quality and electronic regulatory publishing services. The company was founded by David R. Houck in January 2008 nd is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Health Technology |
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