F-star Biotech (Austria) a development-stage based biopharma company focused upon an antibody design platform, with product and indication(s) to be identified, closed a $10.8M Series A financing, bringing the total round to $25.8M. Participants include MP Healthcare Venture Management, Merck Serono Ventures, Atlas Venture, Aescap Venture, Novo Ventures and TVM Capital.

arGEN-X (Netherlands) a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on a monoclonal antibody platform with potential indications in autoimmunity, oncology and bone disease, closed a $4.5M Series A financing, bring total round proceeds to $18.3M. Participants have included Credit Agricole Private Equity, Forbion Capital Partners, Life Science Partners, KBC Private Equity, BioGeneration Ventures, Erasmus MC Biomedical Fund, [...]

Epizyme (Cambridge, MA) a development-stage biopharma company focused on histone methyltransferases inhibitors in oncology indications, closed a $8M Series B financings, bringing the total round to $40M. Participants include New Enterprise Associates, Bay City Capital, Amgen Ventures, Astellas Venture Partners, MPM Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.
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Molecular Partners (Switzerland) a preclinical-stage developing DARPins, a potential new class of protein therapeutics focused on ophthalmology indications, closed a $45M Series B financing. Participants include Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, Index Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., BB Biotech Ventures and EndeavourVision.

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Zyngenia (Rockville, MD) a pre-clinical stage biotherapeutics company focused on multi-specific antibodies for oncology and autoimmune disorders, closed a $10M Series A financing. Particpants include New Enterprise Associates.
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Epizyme (Cambridge, MA) a development-stage biopharma company focused on histone methyltransferases inhibitors in oncology indications. Participants include Bay City Capital, Amgen Ventures, Astellas Venture Management, MPM Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.
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Crescendo Biologics (United Kingdom) a development-stage biopharma focused on a fragment antibody technology platforms, closed a $7.3M Series A financing. Participants include Sofinnova Partners, Aitua, Avlar BioVentures and Rainbow Seed Fund.

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Endocyte (West Lafayette, IN) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical focused on folate-receptor targeted receptors in ovarian, NSCLC and breast cancers and renal cell carcinoma, closed a $26M Series B financing. Participants include Sanderling Ventures, Burrill & Co., American Bailey Ventures, Blue Chip Venture Co. and Triathlon Medical Ventures.
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Synageva BioPharma (Waltham, MA) a clinical-stage biopharma and developer of the Synageva Expression Platform, an integrated platform of vectors and protein production, processing and purification systems used to develop their pipeline of monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, and biosimilars, closed a $12M Series X financing bringing the total round to $45M. Participants include New Leaf Venture Partners, [...]

arGEN-X (The Netherlands) a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on a monoclonal antibody platform and potential applications in oncology and infectious disease, closed a $13.8M Series A financing. Participants include Forbion Capital Partners, Life Science Partners, KBC Private Equity, BioGeneration Ventures, Erasmus MC Biomedical Fund and Thuja Capital Healthcare.