Apple Tree Partners’ latest startup is Red Queen Therapeutics, developer of stapled peptide drugs that block viral fusion. Its lead program is on track for Phase 2 testing in immunocompromised Covid-19 patients; a preclinical pan-influenza program is in development under a BARDA contract.
Apple Tree Partners’ latest biotech company, Marengo Therapeutics, is using antibodies to selectively activate T cells to fight cancer. Led by former Merck KGaA executive Zhen Su, the startup is launching with $80 million in financing, which will support a drug pipeline that includes a lead program expected to reach the clinic in 2022.
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