Tech Company Financing Transactions

AcuraStem Funding Round

AcuraStem, based in Pasadena, secured $4 million from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/3/2024
Transaction Type
Debt
Amount
$4,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
This latest funding will specifically support AcuraStem's continued efforts to advance its targeted therapeutic program for the UNC13A gene, using its iNeuroRx® technology platform.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Life Sciences
Mailing Address
150 North Orange Grove Blvd. 220
Pasadena, CA 91103
USA
Email Address
Overview
Collaborators with synergistic skills in disease modeling, AI, bioinformatics, and drug discovery, AcuraStem's co-founders discovered PIKFYVE as a therapeutic target for ALS and FTD in a project led by co-founder Dr. Justin Ichida and published in Nature Medicine in 2018. The company has since established the iNeuroRx® technology platform, built out its team incorporating world-class antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) expertise, and established a growing pipeline of treatments.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sam Alworth
  Sam Alworth LinkedIn Profile  Sam Alworth Twitter Account  Sam Alworth News  Sam Alworth on Facebook
Vice President
Wen-Hsuan Chang
  Wen-Hsuan Chang LinkedIn Profile  Wen-Hsuan Chang Twitter Account  Wen-Hsuan Chang News  Wen-Hsuan Chang on Facebook


 

 

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