Epitopea Ltd. raised $13.6 million in seed financing to take forward a new cancer immunotherapy platform based on the identification of a new class of tumor-specific antigens encoded by non-canonical genomic sequences.
Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) has closed its oversubscribed Fund II at £225 million (US$287 million) and is moving from its previous model of open-ended investing to a traditional fixed-term venture capital fund. The money will be dedicated to spinouts from Cambridge University, with CIC investing in series A rounds, but also following on as companies mature and their capital requirements increase.
Just two weeks after winning U.S. FDA approval for the first orally dissolving formulation of dexmedetomidine for agitation in schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc. has secured commitments for up to $260 million to support the product’s commercial launch, slated for this quarter in addition to a planned European marketing application.
Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings, including: Affimed, Biotech Group Acquisition, Crinetics, Foresite Life Sciences, Microviable, Pepgen, Okyo, Oncoquest, Quest, Sionna, Tessera, Trevena.