Company Story
2015 - IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. was founded by Dr. Yuji Giwa, a pioneer in the field of synthetic lethality.
2017 - IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. raised $46 million in Series A financing led by 5AM Ventures, Canaan Partners, and Celgene Corporation.
2018 - IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. entered into a strategic collaboration with GSK to develop novel synthetic lethal therapies.
2019 - IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. presented preclinical data on its MAT2A program at the AACR Annual Meeting.
2020 - IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. appointed Dr. Paul A. Friedman as Chief Medical Officer.
2021 - IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial of its MAT2A inhibitor in patients with solid tumors.