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Vanqua Bio Launches with $85 Million Series B Financing and a Mission to Vanquish Neurodegenerative Diseases

Novel drug-development approach combines advanced insights into critical neuronal cell pathways with cutting-edge assays to enable next-generation therapies Lead program targets Parkinson’s disease and all forms of Gaucher disease CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vanqua Bio, a Chicago-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing next-generation medicines for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that …

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Aadi Bioscience Announces Closing of Merger with Aerpio Pharmaceuticals and $155M Private Placement

Shares of Aadi to commence trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on August 27, 2021 under ticker symbol “AADI” Concurrent $155 million PIPE financing is backed by leading life science investors led by Acuta Capital Partners and KVP Capital and included Avoro Capital Advisors; Avoro Ventures; Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners; BVF Partners, L.P.; Vivo Capital; Alta Bioequities, L.P.; Rock Springs Capital; RTW Investments, LP; Acorn Bioventures; and Serrado …

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Bayer Strengthens Drug Discovery Platform Through Acquisition of Vividion Therapeutics

Acquisition strengthens Bayer’s drug discovery capabilities with cutting-edge chemoproteomics platform Vividion’s unique approach identifies previously unknown binding pockets in undruggable targets to generate first-in-class novel compounds in indications of high unmet medical need Vividion’s technology has already proven its applicability pre-clinically in oncology and immune-related diseases, with potential to expand into additional therapeutic areas Vividion …

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Nuvalent Completes $135 Million Series B Financing to Advance Portfolio of Novel Precisely Targeted Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment-Resistant Cancers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Nuvalent, Inc., a biotechnology company creating precisely targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in cancer, today announced the completion of a $135 million Series B financing. The round was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences with participation from sole founding investor, Deerfield Management, and additional new investors …

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Scribe Therapeutics Raises $100M Series B Financing to Further Develop “CRISPR by Design” Platform and Pipeline of Breakthrough Genetic Medicines

Molecular engineering company’s fully integrated evergreen platform accelerates the development of best-in-class in vivo therapies that treat the underlying cause of disease March 31, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Scribe Therapeutics Inc., a molecular engineering company creating the most advanced technologies for CRISPR-based genetic medicine, today announced the completion of an oversubscribed …

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