Oncomyx Closes $50 Million Series B To Advance A Novel Immuno-Oncology Platform That Delivers Multiple Cancer-Killing Payloads
Oncomyx Closes $50 Million Series B To Advance A Novel Immuno-Oncology Platform That Delivers Multiple Cancer-Killing Payloads
12/08/21, 12:00 PM
Location
phoenixMoney raised
$50 million
Round Type
series b
OncoMyx Therapeutics, a privately-held immuno-oncology platform company, today announced the closing of a $50 million Series B financing, co-led by Lumira Ventures and B Capital Group with participation from LYZZ Capital and all Series A investors: Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Delos Capital, Xeraya Capital, Korea Investment Partners, City Hill Ventures, and Madison Partners. In conjunction with the financing, Benjamin (Beni) Rovinski, Ph.D., Managing Director of Lumira Ventures and Widya Mulyasasmita, Ph.D., Senior Principal, Healthcare at B Capital Group will join the company’s Board of Directors. The proceeds of the financing will support the further development of OncoMyx’s pipeline of multi-armed myxoma immunotherapies for the treatment of solid tumors and hematological malignances and the advancement of the company’s lead candidate into clinical trials.
Company Info
Location
phoenix, arizona, united states
Additional Info
OncoMyx Therapeutics is advancing multi-armed, systemic immunotherapies with the potential to be broadly effective in treating solid tumors and heme cancers. Successful immuno-oncology cancer treatment generally requires combination therapy, and OncoMyx’s myxoma platform is designed to deliver multiple cancer-killing payloads in one therapeutic and orchestrate an immune response capable of treating a wide range of cancers. OncoMyx has assembled the top immuno-oncology team to develop next generation immunotherapies that can have the greatest therapeutic benefit for more cancer patients. The company’s myxoma virus platform is poised to be a best-in-class oncolytic virus approach and was developed based on breakthrough research from Dr. Grant McFadden’s lab that was exclusively licensed from Arizona State University. For more information, please visit www.oncomyx.com and connect with the company on LinkedIn and Twitter.