Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding, including companies within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced August through September 2015.
Ativa Medical closes $23mm Series B round to support micro lab development
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Deal Snapshot: Sanofi obtained global rights to a pair of bispecific antibody candidates for autoimmune and inflammatory bowel disorders from Helixon-affiliated AI firm Earendil.
After dropping its lead program in December, Spruce has been exploring strategic options – and thinks it has a de-risked path for MPS IIIB therapy tralesinidase from BioMarin.
Plus deals involving Spruce/BioMarin, Boehringer Ingelheim/Cue, Onconetix/Ocuvex, Allakos/Concentra, Sanofi/Nurix, Pfizer/Flagship Pioneering, Alcon/Aurion and more.
The company discontinued development of its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for weight management due to a safety signal.
After dropping its lead program in December, Spruce has been exploring strategic options – and thinks it has a de-risked path for MPS IIIB therapy tralesinidase from BioMarin.
Private Company Edition: After Q1 venture capital investment slumped relative to 2024 totals due to declines in both smaller financings and mega-rounds, Q2 started off with six $100m-plus financings in the first half of April after there were only three in February and six in all off March.
Lead drug GLM101 will move into its first placebo-controlled trial based on positive results in adults and adolescents with PMM2-CDG in an open-label Phase IIa study.
