Company Story
2012 - Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. was founded by Dr. Neal Walker, a dermatologist and entrepreneur.
2013 - Aclaris acquired the rights to develop and commercialize a novel JAK inhibitor for the treatment of alopecia areata from Columbia University.
2014 - Aclaris completed a $21 million Series A financing round led by Frazier Healthcare Ventures.
2015 - Aclaris acquired the rights to develop and commercialize a topical JAK inhibitor for the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders from Rigel Pharmaceuticals.
2016 - Aclaris completed a $40 million Series B financing round led by Vivo Capital.
2017 - Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. went public with an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock.
2018 - Aclaris acquired the rights to develop and commercialize a novel topical therapy for the treatment of seborrheic keratoses from Allergan plc.
2020 - Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. acquired the rights to develop and commercialize a novel oral therapy for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia from Kintai Therapeutics.