Zikani Therapeutics Completes Series A-1 Funding
04/20/20, 2:01 PM
Location
watertown
Round Type
series a
Zikani Therapeutics, a company dedicated to leveraging its unique TURBO-ZMTM platform to develop novel ribosome modulating agents (RMAs) for the treatment of rare, nonsense mutation-driven diseases, today announced the close of a $7.5 million Series A-1 financing. Advent Life Sciences, Gurnet Point Capital and Roche Venture Fund supported the funding.
Company Info
Company
Zikani Therapeutics
Location
watertown, south dakota, united states
Additional Info
Zikani Therapeutics is an emerging leader in the science of ribosome modulation, leveraging its innovative TURBO-ZMTM chemistry technology platform to develop novel Ribosome Modulating Agents (RMAs) as therapeutics for people with limited treatment options. Zikani’s TURBO-ZMTM platform allows rapid synthesis of novel compounds that can be optimized to modulate the ribosome in a disease specific manner. As the company evolves its focus from early-stage to clinical-stage research, Zikani is actively moving into pre-clinical development to target select rare diseases including inherited diseases and cancers caused by nonsense mutations. For more information, visit zikani.com.