Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc

Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc. a biopharmaceutical company focuses on the development of treatment for hematologic malignancies. The company's lead product candidates are Tamibarotene a selective retinoic acid receptor alpha agonist which is in Phase III clinical trial for genomically defined subset of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and Phase II clinical trial for patients with acute myeloid leukemia; SY-2101 a novel oral form of arsenic trioxide for treating patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia; and SY-5609 a cyclin-dependent kinase 7 inhibitor which is in a Phase I clinical trial in patients with select advanced solid tumors. It has target discovery research collaboration and option agreement with Incyte Corporation to identify therapeutic targets with a focus on myeloproliferative neoplasms; and a license agreement with TMRC Co. Ltd. for the development and commercialization of tamibarotene. The company was formerly known as LS22 Inc. and changed its name to Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc. in August 2012. Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge Massachusetts.