venBio, a Palo Alto, CA and San Francisco, CA-based closed its fourth life sciences venture capital fund, venBio Global Strategic Fund IV, LP, at approximately $550m.
The capital was raised from existing and new investors, including a broad range of institutional investors comprising corporate pensions, financial institutions, university endowments and foundations, family offices and funds-of-funds.
Led by Managing Partners Corey Goodman, Ph.D., Robert Adelman, M.D., Aaron Royston, M.D., and Richard Gaster, M.D., Ph.D., venBio Fund IV will continue to invest primarily in therapeutics companies that are developing biopharmaceuticals for unmet medical needs. The venBio team takes an active role with each of their portfolio companies, providing strategic guidance on a range of business activities including intellectual property, chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC), as well as assisting with clinical trials: from trial design to endpoints to regulatory deliberations.
Established in 2011, venBio has raised nearly $1.5 billion in capital commitments and led investment rounds in 34 companies, including: venBio-founded Labrys Biologics (acquired by Teva) and ALX Oncology (NASDAQ: ALXO); Aragon Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Johnson & Johnson); Seragon Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Roche); Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUPH); Apellis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: APLS); Turning Point Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TPTX); Precision Biosciences (NASDAQ: DTIL); Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AKRO); Harmony Biosciences (NASDAQ: HRMY); and Pharvaris (NASDAQ: PHVS).
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04/06/2021