From there, Clark served in roles of increasing responsibility at Pfizer Animal Health and Eli Lilly & Company, leading or contributing to the development of numerous veterinary pharmaceuticals.
Terrence Clark looks over his coop, which holds about a dozen homing pigeons.
Staying home
In 2008, just months after the launch of his company in Indianapolis, Clark researched other medical and technology corridors in Boston; San Diego; Ann Arbor, Mich.; and North Carolina in which to base his company, but selected Madison. His company now has 12 employees.
“We got around, but Madison had a lot to offer for, what at the time was, a small company,” Clark said. “It was a really good fit for us. We’re anchored here but our reach is really pretty far.”
Projects from Nexcyon Pharmaceuticals over the past 13 years have included analgesics for pain relief for dogs and cats, hormone research, the development of drugs to treat cancers and mRNA vaccines. The company is also working on new diagnostics, molecular genetics, small molecule therapeutics, biopharmaceuticals, and delivery technologies, according to its website.
Looking skyward
At home, Clark, who shares his life with his wife, Irene, and 11-year-old daughter, Frances, has 30 acres of land, 25 of which have been converted from agricultural land to prairie. The homing pigeons have a coop on the property’s western edge and can be gone for hours at a time, although in the winter, they tend not to travel too far from home. Clark has had chickens and quail in the past but became interested in homing pigeons since moving back to the Madison area. They naturally reproduce, which leads to more birds each spring.
