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BioAge Puts VC Muscle Behind Phase II Azelaprag Trials In Obesity

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The company completed a $170m series D round and plans to start trials combining the drug with GLP-1 agonists like Eli Lilly’s Zepbound in mid-2024.

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Aging-focused startup BioAge Labs, Inc. is gaining a key partner in metabolic disease for the upcoming Phase II trial of azelaprag for improving body composition in patients on GLP-1/incretin therapy for obesity. The company announced on 13 February the closing of a large series D venture capital funding round, which it will direct toward development of azelaprag in combination with Eli Lilly and Company’s Zepbound (tirzepatide) and other incretins, and a partnership with Lilly’s Chorus organization.

The financing will be used to investigate BioAge drug’s ability to promote weight loss and improve body composition in combination with existing drugs for obesity.

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