Category: Epidarex Portfolio News
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 8, 2016 – Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage complement immunotherapy company, announced today the expansion of its executive team with the addition of Dr. Robert Kim as its Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Kim will help the company optimize its drug development strategy as its clinical…
A pioneering new company based on Selvita research and utilizing novel immunological approaches to disease Edinburgh, Scotland, July 28, 2016: Epidarex Capital today announces the launch of Nodthera Limited, a new biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel inhibitors of the NLRP3…
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 23, 2016 – Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive results from two Phase 1 clinical trials of its complement C3 inhibitor, APL-2. The trials were randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single and multiple ascending dose studies designed to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK)…
Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 20th June 2016: Mironid Ltd, a leader in cell signalling directed drug development, today announced the closing of its Series A funding round of £4.3 million ($6.2 million), which will support the Company’s internal research and preclinical development programmes, focused on degenerative…
Caldan Therapeutics, a spin-out company from the Universities of Glasgow and Southern Denmark, which specialises in developing novel therapeutics targeting free fatty acid receptors for the treatment of metabolic disease, including Type 2 Diabetes, is pleased to announce the following appointments: Dr Frank M Armstrong…
By Gareth Mackie, The Scotsman A university spin-out that specialises in potential treatments for type 2 diabetes has bolstered its boardroom in the wake of a £4.5 million cash injection. Glasgow-based Caldan Therapeutics, a spin-out from the universities of Glasgow and Southern Denmark, has appointed…
Edinburgh and Paris, April 6th, 2016 – Edinburgh Molecular Imaging Ltd (EM Imaging) and Mauna Kea Technologies (Euronext: MKEA, OTCQX: MKEAY) today announced a clinical research collaboration to study the potential of combining EM Imaging’s in vivo optical imaging agents and Mauna Kea’s confocal laser…
Hamburg, Germany, 22 March 2016 – Topas Therapeutics GmbH (“Topas”), a Hamburg/Germany based company, today announced the closing of its Series A financing round. This investment provides the company with EUR 14 million (USD 15.75 million). The round was led by Epidarex Capital and includes…