Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-10-07
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001104659-25-097519
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Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-07
Form: S-1/A
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2015 to February 2019, Dr. Larson also served as Vice President, Nonclinical Development at Salarius Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Larson received a Ph.D. in Toxicology/Pharmacology from Washington State University and a B.A. in Environmental Science from Minot State University.

Yixin “Joseph” Chen, Ph.D. was appointed as our Vice President, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls upon the closing of the Merger. Dr. Chen served as Legacy Tvardi’s Vice President, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls, from October 2021 to April 2025. From March 2015 to October 2021, Dr. Chen served as the Owner and President of Cheminopti LLC, a consulting firm, where he provided strategic guidance and technical leadership for all aspects of CMC development. From September 2019 to October 2021, Dr. Chen served as the Director of Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing at SIGA Technology, Inc., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company, where he oversaw both drug substance and drug product CMC activities for early-stage development and commercialization in the United States and European Union. Dr. Chen received a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Memphis, Tennessee and B.S. and M.S degrees in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University, China.

Non-Employee Directors

Sujal Shahwas appointed to our board of directors and as Chair of our board of directors upon the closing of the Merger. Mr. Shah previously served as a member of Legacy Tvardi’s board of directors from January 2021 to April 2025 and as Chairman of the Legacy Tvardi board of directors from March 2024 to April 2025. Mr. Shah served as President and Chief Executive Officer at CymaBay Therapeutics from April 2017 until the sale of the company to Gilead Sciences in March 2024. Mr. Shah also served as a director at CymaBay from April 2017 until June 2024. Mr. Shah joined CymaBay as Chief Financial Officer in 2012, taking the company public in 2013. Prior to CymaBay, Mr. Shah was a healthcare investment banker for Citigroup from 2010 to 2012 and Credit Suisse First Boston from 2004 to 2010, where he was responsible for managing client relationships and executing strategic and financing related transactions for clients focused on life sciences. Mr. Shah also serves as a director at Opthea Limited