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Kailera Therapeutics

Kailera Therapeutics

Biotechnology Research

Developing therapies for obesity to empower people to transform their lives.

About us

Kailera Therapeutics (Kailera) is developing a broad, advanced, and differentiated portfolio of clinical-stage injectable and oral therapies for the treatment of obesity. Kailera’s most advanced program, KAI-9531 (being developed in China as HRS9531), is an injectable GLP-1/GIP receptor dual agonist that demonstrated positive clinical trial results in obesity in China. The Company is also advancing a diversified pipeline leveraging several mechanisms and routes of delivery. Kailera’s mission is to develop next-generation weight management therapies that give people the power to transform their lives and elevate their overall health. The Company is based in Waltham, MA and San Diego, CA. For more information, visit www.kailera.com.

Industry
Biotechnology Research
Company size
51-200 employees
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2024

Employees at Kailera Therapeutics

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  • 🌟 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Committed 🌟    At the center of everything we do at Kailera is a deep commitment to people and purpose. This core value guides how we work and why it matters:   🔹 Delivering with integrity and following through.  🔹 Adapting with purpose – aiming to be flexible, focused, and outcome-driven.  🔹 Acting with urgency – for people and patients.    Fully committed to our mission to deliver therapies to help people live their lives to the fullest, we remain focused on what matters most.    #KaiValues #Committed #KaiCrew #KaileraTx 

  • Congratulations to our Next Wave Interns! 🌊 We’re excited to celebrate the incredible journey of our summer interns as they graduate from our inaugural Next Wave Internship Program! Over the past few months, they’ve brought fresh perspectives and bold ideas to our teams — and we are very proud of the contributions they've made and all they've accomplished this summer! Here's to the next wave of changemakers — we can't wait to see where you go next! 🌟 #NextWave #KaiCrew #KaileraTx  

  • Every member of the Kailera team plays a vital role in our success. Each function contributes to the bigger picture, helping empower people to transform their lives! Our #KaiLeader featured this month is Sarah Helgeson, Senior Director of Scientific Communications and Medical Writing.    “𝘈𝘵 𝘒𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘐 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 – 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩. 𝘒𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮!”   Continue checking in for more about our #KaiLeaders!    #KaiLeaders #KaiCrew #KaileraTx 

  • This summer, our #KaiCrew teamed up with the Life Science Cares Boston team to support students in need through two powerful initiatives:  ✨ We held a Book Drive in partnership with School on Wheels, where team members donated books to help students feel seen, supported, and inspired to learn.  ✨ At our Waltham and San Diego offices, we came together for Backpack Packing Events in partnership with School on Wheels of Massachusetts and PiCS Partners In College Success – filling backpacks with essential school supplies for students who might otherwise begin the year without the basics. These backpacks are more than just supplies – they’re a boost of confidence and a meaningful step toward a strong start to the school year.    Together, we’re helping students start the school year with the tools they need to succeed!    #KaiCrew #Kaileratx 

  • 🌟 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Compassionate🌟    Supporting one another – and our teammates – is at the core of who we are. Here's how our #KaiCrew aims to demonstrate compassion in our work every day:  🔹 We create space to listen — with empathy and recognizing we’re in this together.  🔹 We lead with humility — knowing we all have something to learn.  🔹 We encourage authenticity, balance, and “kaindness” — toward ourselves and others.    #KaiValues #Compassionate #KaileraTx 

  • At Kailera, our team’s support for one another and shared determination keep us focused on our goals. It’s the power of teamwork and collaboration that propels us forward. Our #KaiLife this month features Taewon Kang, Director of Device Engineering.    “𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.”    Check back for new #KaiLife featuring our amazing #KaiCrew.     #KaileraTx 

  • 🌟 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Collaborative 🌟    At the heart of our culture is a commitment to communicating openly and honestly—because growth thrives on trust and transparency. We believe in:   🔹 Elevating others through feedback and cross-functional collaboration  🔹 Building trust with transparency and authenticity  🔹 Stepping in, stepping up, and championing one another as one interconnected team    Together, we grow stronger. Together, we soar.    #KaiValues #Collaborative #KaiCrew #KaileraTx 

  • 🌟 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Courageous🌟    Courage isn’t just bold moves—it’s how we continue to innovate and push boundaries every day! Here’s what being courageous means for the #KaiCrew:  🔹 We respectfully challenge ideas (and each other)  🔹 We think beyond the status quo  🔹 We face challenges head-on    #KaiValues #Courageous #KaileraTx

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