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Immuneonco bags $25M in series B for CD47 antibodies development

Last updated: Oct. 23, 2020

HONG KONG – Shanghai, China-based Immuneonco Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. bagged $25 million in series B financing in October. The funding will mainly support the companies’ immunotherapies, which include IMM-01 and IMM-0306, both of which target CD47.

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