Immunotherapy-focused biotech company LTZ Therapetics Inc. raised $20 million in a series A round that will advance development of its myeloid engager pipeline to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases. Proceeds from the funds will accelerate development of lead asset LTZ-301, which is expected to enter the clinic in early 2025, LTZ founder and CEO Robert Li told BioWorld.
Croívalve Ltd. raised $16 million in a series B financing round that will be used to fund a clinical trial in the U.S. looking at the safety and performance of its Duo system to treat patients with severe or greater symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation.
Seoul, South Korea-based Adel Inc. raised ₩17 billion (US$12.39 million) in bridge financing to advance its pipeline of Alzheimer’s disease therapies, including its tau antibody-based ADEL-Y01 candidate, currently in a U.S.-based phase I study.
Big pharma continues to invest heavily into molecular glue degraders. The latest deal has Eisai Co. Ltd. striking up a research collaboration that could bring Seed Therapeutics Inc. up to $1.5 billion in up-front and milestone payments. The two said they plan to discover, develop and commercialize MGDs for several undisclosed neurodegeneration and oncology targets.
Nammi Therapeutics Inc. has announced a $1 million investment commitment by the Myeloma Investment Fund (MIF) in a $30 million series B financing round prior to the planned start of a first-in-human phase I study of the company’s QXL-138AM in patients with locally advanced unresectable and/or metastatic solid tumors and multiple myeloma.
Shinobi Therapeutics Inc. has been awarded non-dilutive grant funding of up to $59 million by the Japanese Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).
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