Startups
Women are often at the forefront of innovation, making up nearly half of the life sciences industry despite a shrinking but persistent wage gap. Inceptor Bio is at the forefront of closing inequality.
Thymmune is backed by an A-list team of investors including Pillar VC, former Alnylam CEO John Maraganore and famed geneticist George Church.
Aera Therapeutics emerged from stealth mode Thursday with a platform based on the work of Feng Zhang, Ph.D. and ex-Alnylam executive Akin Akinc at the helm.
Curie.Bio launched this week with $520 million to take early startups from ground zero through Series A funding.
Due to safety concerns, Aristea Therapeutics announced Friday that it was discontinuing the development of its Phase II lead program. As a result, the San Diego-based biotech is also dissolving its business.
Backed by Versant and Genentech, Belharra Therapeutics launched Wednesday with $130 million in total financing to advance its novel chemoproteomics platform.
Covalent biologic company Enlaza launches with $61M in seed financing.
Flagship Pioneering has committed $50 million to Montai Health, a biotech that aims to develop therapies for chronic diseases using molecules already found in nature.
With $47 million in hand, Dantari launched Thursday to advance its Targeted High-capacity Drug Conjugate technology – its take on an antibody-drug conjugate - for solid tumors.
Entact Bio launched with $81 million Tuesday to advance its protein enhancement platform.
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