The property developer has backed Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences spinout Juventas to help advance its clinical-stage oncology cell therapy candidates.
The company did not identify investors, however, DealStreetAsia reported it was led by private equity fund CMG-SDIC Capital and backed by commercial property developer Parkland Group.
The round also included Kaixin Biotechnology – possibly part of automotive retailer Kaixin Auto – Tzitzit Asset, Tianjin Venture Capital, Ruisheng Investment, Xiangrong Capital, Dalton Venture and Jiadao Fanghua Investment.
Parkland took part through its Daxie Pengchuang Investment vehicle. DealStreetAsia reported the round size as RMB450m, which would equate to $68.4m.
Juventas is developing cellular immuno-oncology therapies for acute lymphatic leukaemia and haematologic tumours. It recently began a phase 2 registration study for its lead drug candidate, CNCT19 for relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL).
CNCT19 is also in a phase 1 clinical trial…
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