Artur has broad drug discovery expertise and 15+ year experience in both global pharmaceutical and small biotech companies. Most recently he held position of Director of Pharmacology at Akarna Therapeutics, Ltd., a NASH start-up that was acquired by Allergan in 2016 for $50 million and $1 billion in milestones, after less than two years in existence. Prior to Akarna, Artur led the Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Disease Pharmacology group at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and before that he worked for 10 years at Exelixis with scientific and leadership responsibilities in CV, metabolic, renal, oncology, and inflammation therapeutic areas. Artur has directly contributed to 12 IND filings, including two market launched products. He is author or co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications.