Author Archives: Jeb Keiper

Darkest Before Dawn: A Story Of Biotech Optimism In A Tough Market
November 28, 2023

By Jeb Keiper, CEO of Nimbus Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. @JebKeiper Earlier this year, Nimbus closed the sale of our allosteric TYK2 program, which was acquired by Takeda for $4 billion upfront. To

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The Book of Nimbus
April 27, 2023

By Jeb Keiper, CEO of Nimbus Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC Forward Nimbus Therapeutics began 14 years ago.  The premise at the time was that putting computational chemistry in the primary position for new

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Selective Allosteric TYK2 Inhibitors
March 18, 2021

Family Oddball, and a New Class of Safe Oral Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disease Treatment with Blockbuster Potential By Jeb Keiper, CEO of Nimbus Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. On day one of the JPM

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A Firsthand Covid Perspective
January 8, 2021

By Jeb Keiper, CEO of Nimbus Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. This blog is dedicated to the front-line healthcare workers, essential service workers, scientists, patients, and their families who confront COVID-19 every day, and

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Core (Values) Workout
March 5, 2020

This blog was written by Jeb Keiper, CEO of Nimbus Therapeutics LLC, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Like many middle-aged weekend warriors, I’ve been recently sidelined by injury simply through doing what I’ve regularly done:

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A Decade of Discovery
May 9, 2019

This blog was written by Jeb Keiper, CEO of Nimbus Therapeutics LLC, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. It is with great excitement that we at Nimbus are ringing in our 10th birthday this month. It’s

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IPO: A Go-Go Or A No-No?
September 4, 2018

This blog was written by Jeb Keiper, CFO & CBO of Nimbus Therapeutics LLC, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Elon Musk has a flare for the dramatic, shocking Wall Street (and others) the first week

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So, Your Board Asked For A Deal This Year?
January 30, 2018

This blog was written by Jeb Keiper, CFO & CBO of Nimbus Therapeutics LLC, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. A fresh Q1 is underway, your meetings at JPMorgan were top notch, and you have a

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Talent In The Biotech Gig Economy
January 31, 2017

This blog was written by Jeb Keiper, CBO of Nimbus Therapeutics LLC, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Walking the streets of Union Square in mid-January torrential rain, we had the good fortune of sharing the

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Life In The Trenches Of A Biotech LLC
June 21, 2016

This blog was written by Jeb Keiper, CBO of Nimbus Therapeutics LLC, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Unsurprisingly, I had not given that much thought to the parent entity of my new employer when I

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