Cedilla Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based biotechnology company focused on precision oncology, raised $25m in an expansion of its Series B financing, bringing the total amount raised to $82.6m.
The Series B expansion includes new investors RA Capital Management, Janus Henderson Investors, Woodline Partners LP and Logos Capital, along with participation from existing investor Third Rock Ventures. In conjunction with the financing, Jake Simson, Ph.D., Partner at RA Capital Management, joins Cedilla’s Board of Directors.
Proceeds from the financing will support Cedilla’s continued growth and development of its two lead programs, an inhibitor of TEAD for the treatment of solid tumors, such as mesothelioma and certain squamous cell carcinomas, and a highly selective inhibitor of CDK2/Cyclin E for the treatment of multiple tumor types, including CDK4/6-resistant breast cancer, ovarian, uterine, stomach and esophageal cancers. The company plans to initiate investigational new drug application-enabling studies for the TEAD program in the first half of 2022 and for the CDK2 program in the second half of 2022.
Cedilla is led by Alexandra Glucksmann, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer.
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25/10/2021