Startups

A cell and gene therapy accelerator formed by Mayo Clinic, Hibiscus BioVentures and Innoforce is officially up and running, the partners announced this week.
Vilya will use its funds for cutting-edge computational techniques to develop innovative drugs for difficult-to-treat diseases.
Bay Area-based 3T Biosciences launched Thursday with a technology platform its leadership team believes can change the future of treatment for solid tumors and immune-mediated diseases.
With financial backing from Medicxi, Vaderis Therapeutics AG emerged from stealth mode Monday with a focus on allosteric AKT inhibitors and a clinic-ready drug candidate.
IDRx aims to create highly selective and aligned drug combinations to stop key tumor escape mechanisms that will support prolonged and durable responses to therapy.
Vicinitas launched with a Series A round worth $65 million and was co-led by a16z and Deerfield Management, with participants including Droia Ventures, GV, and the Berkeley Catalyst Fund.
The result will be two independent, publicly traded companies: Labcorp and The Clinical Development Business offering Phase I-IV clinical trial management and technology to the biopharma industry.
Martin Shkreli, commonly known as the “Pharma Bro,” announced Monday he has cofounded Druglike, a Web3 drug discovery software platform, despite a lifetime ban from the pharma industry.
Auron Therapeutics reels in $48 million to identify novel AI-based cancer targets, Frontera scoops up $160 million for AAV gene therapy and tech manufacturing and MMI scores $75 million for robotic microsurgery.
GSK, whose shares were up about 3.3% Monday, will likely use part of the 7 billion pounds it will generate via the Haleon spinoff to make acquisitions.
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