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Ra Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

Ra Pharmaceuticals closed a $8.6 million Series A funding round on 5/16/2012. Investors included Amgen Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures and New Enterprise Associates.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/16/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,600,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
2nd tranche. We will continue to build out our pipeline using our high-diversity drug discovery platform capable of generating optimized lead candidates in a matter of weeks, but also hope to secure discovery and development partnerships as we gain momentum with our internal programs.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
87 Cambridge Park Dr.
Cambridge, MA 02140
USA
Email Address
Overview
Ra Pharmaceuticals is developing Cyclomimetics, a new drug class with the diversity and specificity of antibodies, coupled with the many benefits of small molecules. Ra Pharma's peptide-like molecules are highly-stable, synthetic products with chemical structures that offer intrinsic cell permeability.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Doug Treco
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Chief Financial Officer
David Lubner
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Chief Medical Officer
Ramin Farzaneh-Far
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Chief Scientific Officer
Simon Read
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VP - R & D
Alonso Ricardo
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