XyloCor Therapeutics Completes Oversubscribed $41.9 Million Series A Financing To Advance Novel Gene Therapy Pipeline For Coronary Artery Disease
XyloCor Therapeutics Completes Oversubscribed $41.9 Million Series A Financing To Advance Novel Gene Therapy Pipeline For Coronary Artery Disease
03/22/21, 11:02 AM
Location
malvernMoney raised
$41 million
Round Type
series a
XyloCor Therapeutics, a private clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of gene therapy for the significant unmet patient needs in advanced coronary artery disease, today announced the closing of an additional $22.6 million financing. Fountain Healthcare Partners led the oversubscribed financing joined by new investors Longwood Fund and Lumira Ventures. All existing institutional investors including Sofinnova Investments and LSP (Life Sciences Partners) participated in the financing. The additional financing builds upon XyloCor’s 2018 Series A financing round, bringing total investment in the company to $41.9 million to date
Company Info
Company
Xc001
Location
malvern, pennsylvania, united states
Additional Info
XyloCor Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel gene therapy for unmet needs in advanced coronary artery disease. In the United States, coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death and disability. The Company’s lead product candidate, XC001, is in clinical development to investigate use for patients with refractory angina for which there are no treatment options. XyloCor also has a second preclinical investigational product, XC002, in discovery stage, being developed for the treatment of patients with cardiac tissue damage from heart attacks. The company, which was co-founded by Ronald Crystal, MD, and Todd Rosengart, MD, has an exclusive license from Cornell University. For more information, visit www.xylocor.com.