Mariusz W. Szkudlinski

Trophogen, Inc. develops glycoprotein hormones and therapeutic applications. The firm's research is focused on developing super-agonists and antagonists of cystine knot growth factors and therapy and imaging of thyroid, ovarian, breast, prostate and testicular cancers. The company was founded by Bruce D. Weintraub and Mariusz W. Szkudlinski in July 2001 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

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