Tech Company Financing Transactions

Aragon Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

Aisling Capital, OrbiMed and The Column Group participated in a $22 million Series B funding round for Aragon Pharmaceuticals. This venture round was announced on 4/23/2010.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
4/23/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$22,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Aisling Capital (Lead Investor) (Brett Zbar)

OrbiMed (Carl Gordon)

The Column Group (Peter Svennilson)

Proceeds Purpose
This financing will allow us to advance ARN-509 into clinical trials and continue the discovery and development of selective androgen receptor degraders and selective estrogen receptor degraders for the treatment of prostate and breast cancers.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
12780 El Camino Real 301
San Diego, CA 92130
USA
Email Address
Overview
Aragon Pharmaceuticals is a San Diego based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a pipeline of new anti-endocrine therapies targeting the biology of hormone resistant cancers.
Profile
Aragon Pharmaceuticals LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Aragon Pharmaceuticals Company Twitter Account
Company News
Aragon Pharmaceuticals News
Facebook
Aragon Pharmaceuticals on Facebook
YouTube
Aragon Pharmaceuticals on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Cleveland
  Paul Cleveland LinkedIn Profile  Paul Cleveland Twitter Account  Paul Cleveland News  Paul Cleveland on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
Isan Chen
  Isan Chen LinkedIn Profile  Isan Chen Twitter Account  Isan Chen News  Isan Chen on Facebook
President
Richard Heyman
  Richard Heyman LinkedIn Profile  Richard Heyman Twitter Account  Richard Heyman News  Richard Heyman on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Angie You
  Angie You LinkedIn Profile  Angie You Twitter Account  Angie You News  Angie You on Facebook


 

 

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