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TherAchon Funding Round

TherAchon, based in Basel, received $35 million in funding from OrbiMed, New Enterprise Associates and Versant Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/1/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$35,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

OrbiMed (Lead Investor) (Stephen Squinto)

New Enterprise Associates

Versant Ventures (Tom Woiwode)

Proceeds Purpose
The funds will be used to advance Therachon's Lead program, a soluble form of human fibroblast growth factor receptor 3, through clinical proof of concept.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
Aeschenvorstadt 36
Basel, 4051
Switzerland
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
TherAchon is a biotech compagny, specialized in research and development for achondroplasia and its associated complications. It is a spin off of the Mediterranean Center of Molecular Medicine, Inserm Unit 1065 based in Nice, France.
Profile
TherAchon LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
TherAchon Company Twitter Account
Company News
TherAchon News
Facebook
TherAchon on Facebook
YouTube
TherAchon on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Luca Santarelli
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Chief Financial Officer
Claudia D'Augusta
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Chief Medical Officer
Christian Meyer
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Chief Operating Officer
Richard Porter
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Vice President
Jeffrey Stavenhagen
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VP - Bus. Development
Behrad Derakhshan
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