Coultreon Biopharma’s lead drug candidate, acquired from Galapagos, is a small molecule designed to selectively inhibit a novel immunology target called SIK3. The Series A financing will support Phase 2 clinical trials in psoriasis and ulcerative colitis.
Kurma Partners’ new fund is the venture capital firm’s fourth and largest. Previous Kurma investments have led to exits that include the acquisitions of Corlieve Therapeutics, Emergence Therapeutics, and Amolyt Pharma.
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Tortugas Neurosciences’ two lead programs are in-licensed oral small molecules in development for schizophrenia and tinnitus. The startup is led by veterans of Sage Therapeutics, a neuroscience biotech that was acquired last year.
Kailera Therapeutics’ IPO proceeds will support global clinical trials for its obesity drug candidates. Meanwhile, proteomics company Alamar Biosciences upsized its own IPO while clinical-stage biotechs Seaport Therapeutics and Hemab Therapeutics joined the IPO queue.
Sidewinder Therapeutics and Stipple Bio each raised mega-rounds of financing to support their approaches to improving the targeting abilities of antibody drug conjugates for cancer. Both startups are on track to enter the clinic next year.
Waiv, formerly the diagnostics division of AI biotech Owkin, developed AI-enabled testing technologies that found use in clinical settings and in cancer drug research. Spinning out as an independent company enables Waiv to pursue its own growth strategy, co-founder and CEO Meriem Sefta said.
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Vima Therapeutics is expanding to Parkinson’s disease following early clinical results showed proof of concept for its drug in isolated dystonia, a rare neurological movement disorder. The startup says its drug could address the biology underpinning many movement disorders.
The Series B extension brings Atavistik Bio’s Series B financing to $160 million. The startup’s lead program is in development for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), an inherited bleeding disorder.
Slate Medicines’ antibody drug is designed to block PACAP, a protein associated with migraines. The Phase 1-ready asset was licensed from China-based DartsBio Pharmaceuticals.
Korsana Biosciences’ preclinical Alzheimer’s disease drug comes from a platform technology that enables antibodies to cross the blood-brain barrier. Roche and AbbVie have clinical-stage drugs taking a similar approach to Alzheimer’s.
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Across all industries, the total number of companies on track to go public could make this week the most active for IPOs since 2021. Despite the partial government shutdown, there are paths biotechs can pursue to the public markets.
Fortitude Biomedicines is developing antibody drug conjugates that use targeted protein degraders as their therapeutic payloads. The startup joins a group of degrader ADC (or DAC) developers that includes Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer.
Merida Biosciences is developing antibody-like drugs designed to selectively eliminate disease-driving autoantibodies while sparing healthy components of the immune system. Graves' disease, which stems from the immune system's attack on the thyroid gland, is the startup’s lead disease target.
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The funding landscape for women's health companies is getting better, partially due to more women getting promoted at VC firms and social media, execs said during a recent panel.