Amunix Raises $117m To Take Novel T-Cell Engager Into The Clinic

Technology Out-Licensor Has Transitioned To Drug Developer

Amunix’s XTEN technology for half-life extension and precise drug delivery has been used by multiple partners over the past 15 years, but now the firm is building its own cancer therapy pipeline.

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Amunix raised two VC rounds in one year totaling $190m • Source: Shutterstock

Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has raised another $117m in venture capital to continue its transition from a company that licenses out its Pro-XTEN technology to one that is developing drugs for its own portfolio. The series B financing follows a $73m series A round that Amunix closed a year ago to fund the company’s development of T-cell engagers and engineered cytokines to treat solid tumors.

South San Francisco, CA-based Amunix launched in 2006 and funded its operations until 2020 with licensing fees from deals it...

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