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LambdaVision , developer of protein-based artificial retinas, led by Nicole L. Wagner, Jordan A. Greco, and Robert R. Birge, has secured  $7 million seed funding round co-led by Seven Seven Six  and Aurelia Foundry Fund , with additional support from Seraphim Space , providing runway into 2027. Millions worldwide lose their vision each year to retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with limited treatment options. The new

Cellcolabs , manufacturing High-Quality Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, led by Petter Hallman, Mattias Bernow, Lina Sörvik, Heidi Stensmyren, and others, has raised  $12 million in a round led by Titian Capital. Global demand for regenerative therapies is surging, yet high costs and limited production still restrict access for many patients. Stockholm-based Cellcolabs, founded in 2021 by Dr. Mattias Bernow, aims to change this through industrial-scale stem cell manufacturing. Its

Adaptam Therapeutics , a pioneering company in cancer immunotherapies specifically targeting the immunosuppressive myeloid tumor microenvironment, led by Asis Palazon, Pablo Cironi, Salvatore Cappadona, and José M. Mato, has secured  a €3 million (~$3.5 million) pre-seed financing round led by Criteria Bio Ventures . As part of the round, Criteria Bio Ventures’ Salvatore Cappadona, PhD, and Pablo Cironi, PhD, join Adaptam’s board of directors. The €3M funding will advance Ada

Continue Research , a 2-year-old research effort to identify and study upstream mechanisms in biology, started by Deepinder Goyal, has announced a $25 million fund to back researchers, funded by personal investment, and is not a part of Eternal. The next breakthroughs in aging biology are hiding in plain sight, emerging not from added complexity but from uncovering foundational mechanisms that control everything downstream. A $25M fund supports researchers testing ideas so si

NewLimit , a biotechnology company focused on human longevity, led by Blake Byers, Brian Armstrong, Cathy O'Hare, and Jacob Kimmel, has secured  an additional $45 million from Eli Lilly and Company, Duke Management Co., Section 32, and others, bringing its market capitalization to $1.62 billion. Insiders, including Kleiner Perkins, Dimension, Abstract, Human Capital, and Boost, also participated. Significant progress has been made in developing medicines that rejuvenate aging

Tubulis , reimagining antibody drug conjugates, led by Dr. Dominik Schumacher, Dr. Jonas Helma-Smets, Dr. Ingo Lehrke, Dr. Günter Fingerle-Rowson, MD, Dr. Björn Hock, Dr. Matthew Norkunas, and others, has secured  €308 million (USD 361 million) financing. The round was led by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners  with participation from additional new investors Wellington Management  and Ascenta Capital . Existing investors who supported the Series C include Nextech Invest , E

Nabla Bio , making drug development designable with generative AI, led by Surge Biswas, Frances Anastassacos, Rose Harrison, and others, announced  a new, multi-year research collaboration with Takeda. Under the agreement, Nabla Bio will receive double-digit millions in upfront and research payments, with potential success-based payments exceeding $1 billion. The collaboration will deploy Nabla Bio’s Joint Atomic Model (JAM) platform across Takeda’s early-stage programs, incl

Phagos , the sustainable alternative to antibiotics, led by Alexandros Pantalis  and Adèle James , has secured 25 million euros Series A...

Trogenix Ltd  (“Trogenix”), a pioneering biotech company dedicated to developing innovative cancer therapies, led by Prof. Steve Pollard,...

Until Labs , the company developing reversible cryopreservation for patients in need of donor organs, led by Hunter Davis and Laura...

DaltonTx , a collaborative intelligence platform redefining how technology powers drug discovery, led by Dr. Garry Pairaudeau, Dr....

Conceivable Life Sciences , the World’s First AI-Powered Automated IVF Lab, led by Joshua Abram, Alan Murray, Alejandro Chavez-Badiola,...

Genoskin , bringing unparalleled expertise in skin biology and immunology to advance research and drug development efforts led by Pascal...

BoobyBiome , a startup spun out of University College London’s Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, led by Dr Lydia Mapstone,...

Integra Therapeutics , a global leader in cutting-edge gene writing tools to improve the efficacy, led by Avencia Sánchez-Mejíasa and...

NRG Therapeutics Ltd. (“NRG”) , an innovative neuroscience company targeting a novel mechanism to address mitochondrial dysfunction, led...

MRM Health NV , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering microbiome-based therapeutics for inflammatory diseases and...

LIft BioSciences, a rapidly emerging biotech and the global leader in neutrophil immunotherapies, led by Alex Blyth(CEO and Founder),...

AIO, an Estonian Biotechnology Company led by Nemailla Bonturi(Co-Founder and CEO), Petri-Jaan Lahtvee(Co-Founder and COO), Mary-Liis...

Led by Co-Founders Quintin Frerichs  and Fred Ehrsam , Nudge   raised  $100 Million in Series A led by Thrive Capital  and Greenoaks ....