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Triana Launches With $110m Funding For Developing Molecular Glues

Joins Buzzing TPD Space

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

The Massachusetts-based biotech’s fundraise will be used to discover and develop molecular glues with an initial focus on cancer targets.  

Triana Plans To Develop Molecular Glues For Cancer • Source: Alamy

The trending targeted protein degradation R&D space has seen a new entry with the 6 April launch of Triana Biomedicines, Inc., a US firm focused on novel molecular glues, which has raised $110m in a series A.

The Waltham, MA-headquartered firm said the money would be used to establish a potentially best-in-class, scalable platform to facilitate the...

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