Aro Biotherapeutics Announces $88 Million Series A Financing to Advance Development of Centyrin-Targeted Genetic Medicines

Jan 05, 2021•over 4 years ago

Amount Raised

$88 Million

Round Type

series a

Philadelphia

Description

Aro Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering the development of tissue-targeted genetic medicines, today announced the closing of an $88 million Series A financing. Northpond Ventures and Cowen Healthcare Investments led the round, with participation from HealthCap, BVF Partners L.P., and Ridgeback Capital. Existing investors, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), BioMotiv, LLC, and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Company Information

Company

Aro Biotherapeutics

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Based in Philadelphia, Aro Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company pioneering the development of tissue-targeted genetic medicines with a platform based on a proprietary protein technology called Centyrins. The company is developing a wholly-owned pipeline of Centyrin-based therapeutic candidates and is working with industry partners to leverage Centyrins for tissue-specific targeting of therapeutics for a diverse set of diseases. For more information, visit www.arobiotx.com.

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