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ALDEA Pharma Funding Round

On 8/25/2014, ALDEA Pharma raised $24 million in Series B funding from Canaan Partners, Correlation Ventures and RusnanoMedInvest.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/25/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$24,000,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
The financing will be used to advance Aldea's lead drug candidate, AD-6626, into clinical trials, including evaluating proof-of-concept for the treatment of subjects with acute alcohol intoxication and funding subsequent Phase 2 trials of intravenous (IV) AD-6626 in an emergency room (ER) setting. In addition, Aldea is studying oral AD-6626 for the treatment of subjects with the rare genetic disease Fanconi anemia, and anticipates the financing will support a Phase 1/2 proof-of-biology study in that indication.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
3696 Haven Ave. C
Redwood City, CA 94566
USA
Email Address
Overview
ALDEA Pharmaceuticals develops small-molecule modulators of the ALDH family for the treatment of toxic aldehyde-related diseases.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
William Yelle
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Chief Medical Officer
Richard Shames
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VP - R & D
Wenjin Yang
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