Tech Company Financing Transactions

Celaid Therapeutics Funding Round

Celaid Therapeutics, based in Tokyo, secured $2.6 million in investment from Shionogi & Co..

Transaction Overview

Announced On
10/5/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$2,600,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds for manufacturing, safety assessment, clinical development, and regulatory activities to support the IND application and initiation of U.S. clinical trials for CLD-001, as well as to strengthen its proprietary platform for new therapeutic modalities.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
Entrepreneur Lab., South Clinical Research Bldg., the Univer
Tokyo, 113-8485
Japan
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
The development of new cell therapies in the fight against leukemia and other blood cancers and genetic disorders. We are working on the development of next-generation cell therapy products that will utilize the unique properties of umbilical cord blood and peripheral blood, by expanding them in large quantities.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nobuyuki Arakawa
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Chief Operating Officer
Yusuke Inoue
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VP - Bus. Development
Asako Uchiyama
  Asako Uchiyama LinkedIn Profile  Asako Uchiyama Twitter Account  Asako Uchiyama News  Asako Uchiyama on Facebook


 

 

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