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VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals closed a $42 million Series B funding round on 7/26/2017. Investors included Versant Ventures, Abingworth and Foresite Capital.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
7/26/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$42,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Versant Ventures (Lead Investor) (Carlo Rizzuto)

Abingworth (Shelley Chu)

Foresite Capital (Brett Zbar)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds will be used to advance the company's portfolio, including lead product candidate VNRX-5133 for multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative infections.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
30 Spring Mill Dr.
Malvern, PA 19355
USA
Email Address
Overview
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals is a disease-focused pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel anti-infective agents.
Profile
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals Company Twitter Account
Company News
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals News
Facebook
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals on Facebook
YouTube
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Burns
  Christopher Burns LinkedIn Profile  Christopher Burns Twitter Account  Christopher Burns News  Christopher Burns on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
Tim Henkel
  Tim Henkel LinkedIn Profile  Tim Henkel Twitter Account  Tim Henkel News  Tim Henkel on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Ezra Felker
  Ezra Felker LinkedIn Profile  Ezra Felker Twitter Account  Ezra Felker News  Ezra Felker on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Daniel Pevear
  Daniel Pevear LinkedIn Profile  Daniel Pevear Twitter Account  Daniel Pevear News  Daniel Pevear on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Luigi Xerri
  Luigi Xerri LinkedIn Profile  Luigi Xerri Twitter Account  Luigi Xerri News  Luigi Xerri on Facebook


 

 

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