Simcha Therapeutics (Series A)

Funding Details
Awarder
Inbox
Date Award
June 25, 2020
Vertical
Biotechnology
Funding URL
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Funding Amount:
$25,000,000

Company Info
Founding Year
2020
Founders
Aaron Ring, M.D., Ph.D.
Company Description
Simcha Therapeutics uses directed evolution to engineer novel cytokines designed to unlock the precision and power of the immune system. Simcha's lead program, ST-067, is a designer IL-18 cytokine that has shown potent antitumor effects in animal models, both as a monotherapy and when combined with anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors.
Market
Immunotherapy
Location
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Coinvestors
Connecticut Innovations, WuXi AppTec

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