Ventus Therapeutics, which is developing therapies aimed at diseases of the innate immune system, closed a $140 million Series C financing round that will be used to drive three lead programs into the clinic during 2022.
Toronto-based biotech Deep Genomics landed $180 million in the company’s oversubscribed Series C.
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced an infusion of $135 million in Series C funds to support the late-stage development of the Boston-based company’s lead candidate, AMX0035, for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Money on the Move: June 30 – July 6
Biology, Business, CAR-T Therapy, Clinical Trials, CRISPR, Financing, Financing, Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis (hATTR), Initial Public Offering (IPO), Nasdaq, Neuromodulation, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, R&D, Series A, Series B, Series C Financing, SharesThe IPO train continues to barrel down the tracks as more life sciences companies announced and closed their initial public offerings, bringing millions more to their coffers.
Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine closed on a Series C financing round worth $255 million.
Based in South San Francisco, Lyell Pharmaceuticals filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with plans to raise $150 million. The preclinical biotech raked in $493 million in a Series C round on March 12, 2020.
Alloy Therapeutics and Pyxis Oncology announced the formation of their joint venture, Kyma Therapeutics, which will develop immune-modulating antibodies in an attempt to tackle cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Three biopharma companies became publicly traded companies and made their debut on the Nasdaq this week.
Covid-19 Vaccine Maker Clover Raises $230 Million in Series C Round
Business, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), COVID-19 Vaccines, Covid-19 Variants, Immunotherapy, R&D, Series C Financing, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), The LancetClover Biopharmaceuticals raised a $230 million series C round co-led by GL Ventures and Temasek, which will push the Chinese fusion protein company’s Covid-19 vaccine into Phase II/III testing and production planning.
Affinivax Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of a novel class of vaccines with its MAPS (Multiple Antigen Presenting System) platform, announced the closing of a $226 million Series C financing.