Corteria Pharmaceuticals (“Corteria”), 一家生物制药公司,专门为未解决的心力衰竭亚群开发变革性疗法, 今天宣布了6500万欧元(7100万美元)的超额认购A轮融资,由美国投资公司OrbiMed和欧盟领先投资公司Jeito Capital共同领投, with the participation of all existing seed investors (Kurma Partners, Fountain Healthcare Partners, V-Bio Ventures, Invivo Capital, Omnes Capital). As a result, OrbiMed的Erez Chimovits和Jeito Capital的Andreas Wallnoefer将加入Corteria董事会.
这笔资金将用于推进Corteria的心血管管道进入临床.
心力衰竭是一种严重的疾病,全球有6000多万患者,并且仍在增长. Corteria的创新方法集中在选择涉及恶化和急性人类心力衰竭的治疗靶点, 以及一种分层策略,以确定最有可能从治疗中受益的特定亚组. These forms of heart failure are widespread, life-threatening, and not directly addressed by the current standards of care.
Corteria was founded in 2021 by Sanofi’s former head of cardiovascular research, Philip Janiak, and Marie-Laure Ozoux, former cardiovascular project leader at Sanofi, around two cardiovascular programs in-licensed from Sanofi.
Since then, Corteria的产品线迅速扩大,目前包括三种一流的治疗方法,这些疗法高度分化,因为它们可以产生多器官益处, acting on the kidneys, the heart, and the vessels:
每日一次皮下促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素受体2(“CRF2”)激动剂,用于治疗恶化的心力衰竭
A once monthly subcutaneous CRF2 agonist for the treatment of Right Heart Failure
AVP(精氨酸抗利尿激素)中和单克隆抗体治疗急性心力衰竭伴低钠血症
加重心力衰竭的主要资产预计将于2024年初进入临床.
“这笔融资标志着我们为未满足需求的心力衰竭亚群带来治疗的使命的一个重要里程碑,” said Philip Janiak, Founder and President of Corteria Pharmaceuticals. “我们非常感谢Jeito和OrbiMed作为我们的新投资者对我们的科学和团队的信任,以及我们现有投资者自成立以来的支持和承诺. 我们期待着共同开发下一代变革性治疗方法.”
Andreas Wallnoefer, Partner at Jeito Capital, said: “Despite current treatments, 心力衰竭是一种进展性疾病,严重影响许多患者的生命,并且仍然是世界范围内死亡的主要原因之一. Corteria专注于将心脏病学的重要治疗创新转化为临床实践. 我们对Corteria的投资反映了Jeito致力于解决心脏病学领域未满足的重大需求. 我们很高兴能与Corteria的专业团队合作,为患者开发具有重要临床效益的药物组合.”
“我们很自豪能从早期就参与Corteria,并对迄今取得的进展印象深刻. 该公司目前正处于一个转折点,明年初其主要资产将进入临床,并验证其在明确定义的心力衰竭亚群中具有高未满足医疗需求的独特定位. Kurma Partners很高兴在这一关键阶段继续支持该公司,我们希望这将为患者带来变革性的临床结果,” Kurma Partners管理合伙人、Corteria董事会主席蒂埃里·劳格尔(Thierry Laugel)说.
About OrbiMed
OrbiMed是一家医疗保健投资公司,管理着超过170亿美元的资产. OrbiMed通过一系列私募股权基金在全球范围内投资医疗保健行业, public equity funds, and royalty/credit funds. OrbiMed’s team of over 100 professionals is based in New York City, San Francisco, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Herzliya, and other key global markets. www.orbimed.com
About Jeito Capital
Jeito Capital是一家全球领先的私募股权公司,以患者利益为导向,资助和加速突破性医疗创新的发展和增长. Jeito empowers and supports managers through its expert, integrated, 多元化的人才团队,并通过大量资金的投入,确保公司的成长, 在各自的治疗领域建立市场领导者,加速全球患者的获取, especially in Europe and the United States. jeeito Capital管理着5.34亿欧元的资产和快速增长的投资组合. Jeito Capital is based in Paris with a presence in Europe and the United States. For more information, please visit www.jeito.life or follow @Jeito_life on Twitter or LinkedIn.
About Corteria Pharmaceuticals
Founded in 2021, Corteria Pharmaceuticals是一家私营生物制药公司,开发心力衰竭亚群的一流药物. Despite some improvements in the management of this serious disease, 心力衰竭的发病率不断上升,全世界有超过6000万患者. Corteria的策略包括基于人类证据的创新患者分层和靶点选择,以及更好地了解患者的疾病生物学,重点关注恶化和急性心力衰竭和右心衰. More information available at: www.corteriapharma.com
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