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Centessa Looks To Transform Drug Development With ‘Asset Centric’ Model

Company Bags $250m In Series A

 
• By William Masters

In an interview with Scrip, CEO Saurabh Saha elaborates on the first-of-its-kind R&D model.  

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Centessa Pharmaceuticals has launched with a first-of-its-kind model involving the merger of ten biotechs and $250m in series A backing. The new company was created through the merger of ten private biotechs, which will sit under the Centessa umbrella as subsidiaries.

Headed up by a couple of industry heavyweights, and founded by UK life sciences venture capital firm Medicxi, the stated...

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