Shenzhen Proxinse Medical Technology Co. Ltd. raised an undisclosed amount in a series A financing to develop endoscope-related products. This round of financing was led by Guangdong Technology Financial Group Co. Ltd.
Odyssey Therapeutics Inc. closed a hefty $168 million series B round to progress multiple small-molecule and protein-based drug discovery and development programs in autoimmune disease and cancer.
While third quarter med-tech financing proceeds rose by nearly 20% over the second quarter, making it the best quarter this year, amounts raised for the first nine months of 2022 are still down by 40% in comparison with 2021.
Jenscare Scientific Co. Ltd. has raised HK$225 million (US$29 million) in an initial public offering on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Its shares opened at HK$28 per share, increased by over 9% in the middle of the day and closed at HK$28.25 on the first trading day of Oct. 10.
Ascidian Therapeutics Inc. secured $50 million in series A funding from its founder Apple Tree Partners to take a therapy based on its RNA exon editing technology into a first-in-human trial in ABCA4 retinopathy and to advance additional programs in neuromuscular, neurological, and rare disease indications.