Marcelo Bigal

With 3 inflammation drugs on path to the clinic, Ventus Therapeutics adds $140M

Ventus Therapeutics’ lead programs address pathways associated with inflammation. Led by CEO Marcelo Bigal, the biotech discovers its drugs using computational analysis to understand the structure of proteins and find small molecules that can hit these "undruggable" targets.

By Frank Vinluan

BioPharma, Pharma

Ventus Therapeutics tacks on $100M to take on ‘undruggable’ disease targets

RA Capital led Ventus Therapeutics' Series B financing, which the startup will use to develop its pipeline of medicines for “undruggable” disease targets. CEO Marcelo Bigal said the cash also gives Ventus the flexibility to consider an IPO.

By Frank Vinluan