Scineuro Pharmaceuticals, based in Shanghai and Philadelphia, launched with a $100 million series A financing to focus on tackling central nervous system diseases. CEO Min Li told BioWorld the startup is “building a CNS portfolio through a combination of internal R&D and strategic collaborations.” Lilly Asia Ventures Fund and Arch Venture Partners co-led the round.
LONDON – Innoskel has arrived on the scene with a €20 million (US$24.3 million) series A funding to advance development of gene therapies for type 2 collagenopathies, a group of rare skeletal disorders that affect the structure of connective tissues, leading to short stature.
PERTH, Australia – Chimeric Therapeutics Ltd. closed an IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:CHM), raising AU$35 million (US$26.5 million) to fund its CAR T trial in glioblastoma.
PERTH, Australia – Med-tech company Control Bionics began trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:CBL) Dec. 7 in an IPO that saw the company raise AU$15 million (US$11.25 million). Melbourne-headquartered Control Bionics develops assistive technologies (AT) that allow people with severe disabilities to communicate and control electronic devices using electromyography (EMG).
Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Abcellera Biologics, American Bio Medica, Certara, Nanobiotix, Neovasc, Vivos Therapeutics.