Category: Epidarex Portfolio News
Funding Will Advance Trials of APL-2 in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria. Louisville, Kentucky, August 10, 2017 – Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a platform of novel therapeutic compounds for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, today announced the closing of a $60 million Series E preferred…
August 10, 2017 – Epidarex Capital (“Epidarex”), an early stage life science venture capital firm, is pleased to announce the latest exit from its portfolio with the sale of Confluence Life Sciences, Inc. (“Confluence”) to Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRS) for a total deal value of…
Expands pipeline of medicines for the potential treatment of patients with autoimmune disorders. Malvern, PA, August 8, 2017 – Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (“Aclaris”) (NASDAQ: ACRS), a dermatologist-led, biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing innovative and differentiated therapies to address significant unmet needs in…
Louisville, KY, June 29, 2017 – Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today provided an update on clinical outcomes in its two ongoing Phase 1b clinical trials with APL-2, a complement C3 inhibitor, in the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). PNH is a rare, acquired,…
Highlights from the publication include: Collaboration with AZ on kinase inhibitor induced cardiotoxicity Understanding E-C coupling is essential in kinase research CellOPTIQ® is the only single mechanistic screen providing insight into E-C coupling mechanism Observing the interplay between voltage, calcium transient and contractility is vital…
Raises £2 million from Epidarex Capital to progress pipeline of IgE antibody drug candidates to treat cancer IgE antibodies shown to offer greater efficacy than IgG comparator in cancer models Dr. Tim Wilson appointed Chief Executive Officer London, 20 June 2017 – IGEM Therapeutics (IGEM),…
Dr Moore was Founder Chairman of Mission Therapeutics and PsiOxus Therapeutics with each of which he continues to serve as a non-executive director. He also holds non-executive positions with Chronos Therapeutics and NASDAQ-listed Trillium Therapeutics Inc. Dr Moore was previously CEO of Piramed Limited, a…
Brighton, UK, April 5, 2017 – Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd, a drug discovery company dedicated to the research and development of novel therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases, has won funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to identify new drug mechanisms for the treatment of cystic…