Local Bio-Tech Company Terray Therapeutics Expands Leadership Team

Terray Therapeutics, a Pasadena-based biotechnology company, has appointed Dr. Feroze (Fez) Ujjainwalla as Head of Business, and Dr. Adam D. Hughes as Head of Chemistry.

A company statement said Ujjainwalla and Hughes join an expanding lineup of industry veterans who are leading Terray Therapeutics in its mission to deliver premium chemical data and advance the potential of AI-driven small molecule drug discovery.

“We are thrilled to welcome Fez and Adam to the team as we start this new chapter in the Terray story,” Dr. Jacob Berlin, Terray Therapeutics CEO, said. “They each bring over 20 years of drug discovery and development experience to our interdisciplinary team of highly skilled computational scientists, biologists, chemists and engineers. With the addition of Adam’s medicinal chemistry expertise and his rich knowledge of small molecule drug discovery and R&D and Fez’s keen insights and business acumen for deals and partnerships, grounded in his medicinal chemistry background, we have the right mix of skills and perspectives on the leadership team that will help us bridge the gap between drug discovery and treatment.”

Ujjainwalla was most recently Director of Business Development and Licensing at Merck, where he transitioned into business development after nearly two decades as a medicinal chemist. He has over 26 years of experience in small molecule drug discovery, the statement said.

Hughes was Executive Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Theravance Biopharma, where he directed new discoveries across a wide range of biological targets and therapeutic areas, including the discovery of a first-in-class dual pharmacology bronchodilator for the treatment of COPD.

Terray Therapeutics, whose headquarters are at 129 N Hill Ave. Suite 103 in Pasadena, is an emerging biotechnology company led by pioneers in artificial intelligence, medicinal chemistry, biology and preclinical development, automation, and nanotechnology to propel drug discovery into the information age.

For more information, visit www.terraytx.com.