Abcuro Raises $42 Million in Series A-1 Financing, Appoints John B. Edwards as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors and David de Graaf, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer
Financing round led by Mass General Brigham Ventures and Sanofi Ventures Proceeds to support advancement of the lead autoimmune program into clinical development, as well as further development of the company’s pipeline Newton, MA, January 7, 2021– Abcuro, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer through precise modulation of cytotoxic
Abcuro Granted Orphan Drug Designation for ABC008 for Inclusion Body Myositis
Inclusion body myositis (IBM)is an autoimmune condition in which cytotoxic T cells chronically attack muscle cells, leading to progressive weakness and severe disability Abcuro’s lead program, ABC008, is an anti-KLRG1 antibody capable of depleting highly differentiated cytotoxic T cells that are pathogenic in IBM Newton, MA, June 9, 2020 – Abcuro, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology
