Tilt Biotherapeutics Ltd. has closed a €10 million (US$10.7 million) round, enabling it to start two phase II trials of its armed oncolytic virus, TILT-123, in combination with checkpoint inhibitor drugs.
Imcheck Therapeutics SAS raised €80 million (US $83.5 million) in a series C round to maintain the momentum of its lead development program, ICT-01, an immunostimulatory antibody that activates gamma-delta T cells.
Venture capital remains the primary driver of biopharma financings in 2022, accounting for 48.7% of all financings for the year. That is dramatically more than 2021 when 31% of the money raised by this point came through VC rounds. In 2020, the amount was only 18%.
Bright Uro Inc. has emerged from stealth mode with $4 million in seed financing from Academy Investor Network, Fred Moll and several other angel investors. The company also secured a $2 million phase II small business innovation research (SBIR) grant from the NIH.
Artificial intelligence is moving further into drug discovery with the launch of Charm Therapeutics Ltd., which arrives on the scene with a $50 million series A round.
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