Hillevax Inc., a company developing a vaccine to prevent moderate to severe acute gastroenteritis caused by norovirus infection, has raised $135 million in crossover financing to support further clinical development of the candidate, HIL-214.
Attralus Inc.’s $116 million series B will advance pan-amyloid removal (PAR) therapeutics, putting lead prospect AT-03 into a phase I biodistribution study soon in systemic amyloidosis patients while advancing other programs, including AT-01, an amyloid-specific imaging radiotracer for diagnosis in the same indication.
Abion Inc., which focuses on precision oncology, raised ₩38.76 billion (US$33.36 million) in its debut on the Korean Stock Exchange’s Kosdaq board on Sept. 8.
Replicate Bioscience Inc. secured a $40 million series A round to take a portfolio of preclinical projects employing self-replicating RNA into the clinic.
One more completed stock market debut and 2021 will have officially matched last year with the highest number of biopharma IPOs on record, and amounts collected through venture capital financings have now risen to the top as well.
LONDON – Microbiome specialist Enterobiotix Ltd. closed a $21.5 million series A to advance development of its live bacteria fecal transplant drug pipeline.