Aortyx SL secured €13.8 million (US$15.9 million) in a series A funding round for its solution which treats aortic dissection. The company developed a system to repair the aortic tear, which includes a biomimetic, bioresorbable adhesive patch inserted in the aorta using an endovascular catheter and a deployer.
Four biotech companies from South Korea announced new or planned financings mid-June, including GC Genome Corp. Rznomics Inc., G2Gbio Inc. and Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd. Six major mid-June deals included R&D pacts between Y-Biologics Inc. and Crosspoint Therapeutics, Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Salipro Biotech AB, Next & Bio Inc. and GC Cell Corp., Galux Inc. and Hanall Biopharma Co. Ltd., Celltrion Inc. and Onconic Therapeutics Inc., and SK Plasma Co. Ltd. and Aimedbio Inc.
As it prepares to present the latest data from the phase I/II clinical trial of EO-2463, Enterome SA has secured $19 million to expand and complete the study, and to scope phase III development of the microbiome-derived off-the-shelf immunotherapy in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Newco Elkedonia SAS has raised €11 million (US$12.7 million) in a seed round, which will fund it to take a potentially first-in-class ELK-1 inhibitor into the clinic in the treatment of refractory depression. ELK-1 plays a pivotal role in neuroplasticity and in reward circuits in the brain, which when disrupted can lead to depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Newco Elkedonia SAS has raised €11 million (US$12.7 million) in a seed round, which will fund it to take a potentially first-in-class ELK-1 inhibitor into the clinic in the treatment of refractory depression. ELK-1 plays a pivotal role in neuroplasticity and in reward circuits in the brain, which when disrupted can lead to depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Wandercraft SAS secured $75 million in funding in a series D round to grow its AI-powered robotics solutions. Funds will be spent on its exoskeletons, Atalante X and Eve, as well as on the industrial development and rollout of Calvin 40, its humanoid robot.
The U.K.’s National Health Service reported June 10 that patients in the U.K. will be the first in Europe to enjoy the benefits of the Edison ultrasound histotripsy for ablation of liver cancer tumors as part of an effort to bring products to market more quickly to deal with unmet needs.
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