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Checkmate Pharmaceuticals Funding Round
On 6/17/2017, Checkmate Pharmaceuticals announced $27 million in Series B funding from F-Prime Capital, Sofinnova Ventures and venBio.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
6/17/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$27,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from the financing will be used to further advance clinical development of CMP-001, a first-in-class CpG-A oligonucleotide that activates the innate immune system via Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), and which is currently being studied in a Phase 1b trial in combination with pembrolizumab in primary refractory melanoma patients who have either progressed on or failed to respond to anti-PD-1 therapy.
Company Information
Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
245 Main St. 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
USA
Cambridge, MA 02142
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Checkmate Pharma is developing a new approach for cancer immunotherapy, by specifically activating the immune system to recognize and kill tumor cells throughout the body, without harming normal tissues.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Barry Labinger
Chief Financial Officer
Jon Lieber
Chief Medical Officer
James Wooldridge
Chief Operating Officer
Karen Brennan
Chief Scientific Officer
Art Krieg
VP - Bus. Development
Kleem Chaudhary
VP - General Counsel
Chuck Yon
VP - Operations
Lisa White
VP - Regulatory Affairs
Chris French
VP - Regulatory Affairs
Steven Hamburger
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