Private aTyr raises $59m to target autoimmune diseases

San Diego-based aTyr Pharma raised $49 million in Series D equity financing and secured a $10 million loan to support clinical development of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases.

San Diego-based aTyr Pharma raised $49 million in Series D equity financing and secured a $10 million loan to support clinical development of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases.

An undisclosed global public investment fund made an equity investment in aTyr alongside the company's existing venture capital investors Alta Partners, Cardinal Partners, Domain Associates and Polaris Partners

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