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BioWorld - Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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Articles Tagged with ''Versant Ventures''

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Cardiovascular

Merck KGaA announces cardio partnership with Saturnus Bio

June 25, 2026
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Merck KGaA has entered into a strategic research-stage collaboration with Saturnus Bio, a biotech founded by Versant Ventures, to establish a foundational portfolio in the field of rare genetic cardiomyopathies.
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Immune

Dualitas launches with $65M to advance bispecifics for I&I

Sep. 17, 2025
By Brian Orelli
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Dualitas Therapeutics Inc. exited stealth mode with a $65 million series A investment that was co-led by Versant Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners USA.
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Dualitas launches with $65M to advance bispecifics for I&I

Sep. 16, 2025
By Brian Orelli
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Dualitas Therapeutics Inc. exited stealth mode with a $65 million series A investment that was co-led by Versant Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners USA.
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Newco news

Granite Bio emerges with $100M raised and two immunology assets

April 24, 2025
By Karen Carey
Named after Swiss mountains, Granite Bio AG emerged from stealth with $70 million in funds through a series B to advance two immunology treatments incubated at Versant Ventures.
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Endocrine/metabolic

Pep2tango Therapeutics advances tetra-agonists for obesity

Nov. 22, 2024
Startup company Pep2tango Therapeutics Inc., unveiled with backing by Versant Ventures, is advancing unimolecular multireceptor peptide agonists that target GLP-1, GIP, amylin and calcitonin receptors.
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Novartis acquires gene therapy developer Kate Therapeutics for $1.1B

Nov. 21, 2024
By Karen Carey
Rising from a $51 million series A round a year ago to a $1.1 billion acquisition, Kate Therapeutics Inc. has stepped under the umbrella of Novartis AG, which gains preclinical adeno-associated virus-based gene therapies for neuromuscular diseases.
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Newco news

Borealis from Novartis is born from the remains of Chinook

Aug. 22, 2024
By Lee Landenberger
There was more juice to be extracted from the grape that was the very successful Chinook Therapeutics Inc., so two investors have decided to make the most of it. Novartis AG and Versant Ventures have launched Borealis Biosciences Inc. from Chinook’s remnants to develop RNA therapies for treating kidney disease.
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Drug Design, Drug Delivery & Technologies

Gate golden with $60M series A to build new bridge in protein degradation

Nov. 8, 2023
By Randy Osborne
Gate Bioscience Inc., a new(ish) company with a new class of drugs in the works, emerged from stealth mode and disclosed a $60 million series A financing led by Versant Ventures and A16z Bio + Health. Arch Venture Partners and GV took part in the financing as well.
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Gate golden with $60M series A to build new bridge in protein degradation

Nov. 1, 2023
By Randy Osborne
Gate Bioscience Inc., a new(ish) company with a new class of drugs in the works, emerged from stealth mode and disclosed a $60 million series A financing led by Versant Ventures and A16z Bio + Health. Arch Venture Partners and GV took part in the financing as well.
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Newco news

Nexo emerges with $60M series A, takes aim at ‘elusive’ targets

Aug. 4, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
When looking for a name, the founders of startup Nexo Therapeutics Inc., which recently emerged from stealth mode with a $60 million series A financing and a research collaboration with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, sought a moniker that truly captured its approach to drug development.
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