BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OMEICOS Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class small molecule therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases including atrial fibrillation, today announced the approval of an approximately €1.7 million grant by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The grant covers half of the investment needed to advance an OMEICOS’ research project with the other half coming from the funds secured in a Series A round from an investor consortium including Vesalius Biocaptial II S.A. SICAR, a SMS Group company, VC Fonds Technologie Berlin, Hightech Gruenderfonds II GmbH & Co. KG (HTGF) and KfW Group earlier this year. The project will facilitate further research activities into OMEICOS’ novel approach to treat atrial fibrillation using orally available small molecule drug candidates and to explore their potential in other areas of high unmet medical need.
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