Belgian biotech iTeos Therapeutics SA is heading across the Atlantic armed with $75m from a fresh funding round and a couple of promising cancer treatments.
iTeos Says Adios To IDO And Eyes US IPO
An oversubscribed financing round led by new US investor MPM Capital has brought in $75m for the Belgian company. Much of it will be used to advance its potential best-in-class adenosine A2A receptor now that its IDO1 drug has been shelved.
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