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Akebia Therapeutics company history timeline

2007

Since our founding in 2007, we’ve put tenacity and innovation to work to develop unique therapeutics that have the potential to set new standards of care for people living with kidney disease.

2013

John P. Butler joined Akebia as a director in July 2013 and was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Akebia in September 2013.

2015

ZS Pharma, Inc. was acquired by AstraZeneca in 2015.

2016

Doctor Gilman had served as a member of the Board of Directors of Keryx from March 2016 until completion of the Merger.

Prior to joining Duke University in 2016, Doctor Wolf held faculty, leadership and administrative positions at Harvard Medical School, the University of Miami and Northwestern University.

2018

In August 2018, Aralez voluntarily commenced restructuring proceedings in Canadian Court and its United States-based subsidiaries, including POZEN, Inc., filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Adrian Adams has served as a member of our Board of Directors since completion of the Merger with Keryx in December 2018.

2020

Myles Wolf, M.D., M.M.S.C., joined as a member of our Board of Directors in April 2020.

He has served as Chief Financial Officer of Apnimed, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing oral medicines to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and related disorders, since November 2020.

2021

Ron Frieson has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2021.

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