Cartesian Therapeutics Inc.’s phase IIb study of its lead candidate, Descartes-08, in treating generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) hit its primary endpoint while the company also notched a $130 million private placement equity financing.
Radiopharm Theranostics Ltd. announced a AU$70 million (US$46.69 million) institutional placement, and as part of that capital raise, radiopharma company Lantheus Holdings, Inc., has agreed to make an initial equity investment of AU$7.5 million.
Exsilio Therapeutics emerged from stealth mode on June 25, 2024, with $82 million from a series A financing that was co-led by Novartis Venture Fund and Delos Capital. The company plans to use naturally occurring, mobile genetic elements to integrate therapeutic genes at a defined location in the genome, making it safer than random integration, which can cause tumor formation.
Alumis Inc. began trading (NASDAQ:ALMS) earlier this morning, with the company’s IPO debuting at $16 per share to raise $210 million, with another $40 million coming through a concurrent private placement at the same price. That was the lower end of its previously announced price range, which had stretched as high as $18 per share.