Aldagen | Regenerative IPO Filing

Posted in IPO, NC Private: Aldagen, X - Stem Cell, X - Therapeutic

And the 2009 IPO class grows with the announced filing of Durham, NC-based Aldagen. The post title is a poor attempt at a double entendre – the Company had previously filed their S-1 for a planned public offering approximately 12 months ago (updated filing is [HERE]), and their business model focuses on regenerative cell therapies, [...]

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Synageva BioPharma | Series C $45M

Posted in MA Private: Synageva, Series C, X - Biosimilar, X - Oncology, X - Therapeutic

NOTE: Apologies for the delayed post release. 22″ of October snow yielded a slow start to the day…
Waltham, MA-based Synageva Biopharma (formerly AviGenics) is focused on novel, next-generation and follow-on protein therapeutics that leverage their Synageva Expression Platform (SEP™). SEP™ is an integrated platform of proprietary vectors and protein production, processing and purification systems [...]

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Lux Biosciences | Series B $50M

Posted in NJ Private: Lux Biosciences, Series A, X - Ophthalmology, X - Therapeutic

Lux Biosciences, based in Jersey City, NJ and focused upon the development of ophthalmic disease, has relied upon an in-licensing strategy from corporate partners and academia for molecules and technologies that have demonstrated proof-of-concept in related non-ophthalmic diseases but where common mechanisms of action and biological pathway overlap may be levered.
PRODUCTS IN DEVELOPMENT
LX211, Luveniq™ (granted [...]

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Endocyte | Series C $26M

Posted in IN Private: Endocyte, Series A, X - Drug Delivery, X - Folate, X - Oncology, X - Therapeutic

There is some robust and diverse activity transpiring at West Lafayette, IN-based Endocyte where not one, not two but three unique business activities are transpiring concurrently. These include:

Addressing the issues of dosing and toxicity of oncologic therapeutics via a drug guidance system which is intended to improve specificity, safety and efficacy, and is payload agnostic [...]