Aligos Therapeutics (ALGS)

Improving Patient Outcomes through best-in-class therapies for liver and viral diseases

Founded in 2018 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, Aligos is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that was founded with the mission to become a leader in the treatment of liver and viral diseases. As hepatologists and virologists, we focus our deep expertise on unmet medical needs where better therapies have the ability to change the lives of patients globally. Our team has successfully progressed many drugs from discovery through commercialization and we plan to continue that legacy at Aligos.

Utilizing the expertise of our medicinal chemistry and biology teams, we target liver and viral diseases with a need for better efficacy. Applying this strong scientific foundation, we have built a differentiated pipeline of best-in-class therapies.

We have purpose-built drugs with enhanced pharmacologic properties for large unmet medical needs in liver and viral diseases where better therapies will greatly impact patients.

Lawrence M.  Blatt

Lawrence M. Blatt

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • President
  • Chairman of the Board
Julian  Symons

Julian Symons

  • Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer
Lesley Ann  Calhoun

Lesley Ann Calhoun

  • CFO: Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Executive Vice President
Hardean  Achneck

Hardean Achneck

  • Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Sushmita M.  Chanda

Sushmita M. Chanda

  • Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer
David B.  Smith

David B. Smith

  • Executive Vice President, Head of Chemical
Tse-I  Lin

Tse-I Lin

  • Vice President, Early Compound Development, Belgian Site Head
Kristina  Engeseth

Kristina Engeseth

  • Vice President, Head of People & Culture