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Twentyeight-Seven Therapeutics Funding Round

On 9/7/2018, Twentyeight-Seven Therapeutics received $65 million in Series A investment from MPM Capital, Novartis Venture Fund and Astellas Venture Capital.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
9/7/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$65,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will be used to advance 28-7's lead program, aimed at the discovery and development of small molecules that increase the levels of the tumor suppressor microRNA (miRNA), Let-7, into serious cancer indications.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
490 Arsenal Way 100B
Watertown, MA 02472
USA
Email Address
Overview
Twentyeight-Seven Therapeutics is a focused on the modulation of functional non-coding RNA (ncRNA) to treat cancer and other human diseases. By targeting ncRNA modulating proteins (RMPs), we can use small molecules to modulate expression levels of oncogenes and other proteins of significance in disease.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Kazumi Shiosaki
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Chief Scientific Officer
Shomir Ghosh
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VP - Bus. Development
Reid Leonard
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VP - R & D
Ross Stein
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