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Aeglea BioTherapeutics Funding Round

Aeglea BioTherapeutics, operating out of Austin, scored $44 million in funding from Lilly Ventures, Novartis Venture Fund and Ally Bridge Group.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
3/23/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$44,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The proceeds from the financing will be used to support the continued development of Aeglea's innovative pipeline of engineered human enzymes that target diseases at the extremes of abnormal metabolism.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
901 S. MoPac Expy. Barton Oaks Plz. One 250
Austin, TX 78746
USA
Email Address
Overview
Aeglea BioTherapeutics (NASDAQ: AGLE) is developing two drugs invented at UT Austin, novel engineered human enzymes that degrade the amino acids L-methionine (L-Met), or L- arginine (LArg) in the circulation. These drugs target the dependence of different tumors on L- Met or L-Arg for survival.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Anthony Quinn
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Chief Financial Officer
Charles York
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Chief Medical Officer
James Wooldridge
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Chief Operating Officer
Leslie Sloan
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VP - R & D
Scott Rowlinson
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