Therachon has welcomed back Inserm Transfert Initiative for its series B round, led by Novo.
Therachon, a Switzerland-based biotechnology developer focused on rare genetic conditions, closed a $60m series B round yesterday that included Inserm Transfert Initiative, the investment arm of research institute Inserm.
Pharmaceutical company Novo Holdings led the round in which Pfizer Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of drug developer Pfizer and French government-owned investment bank Bpifrance also took part.
Additional investors included Cowen Healthcare Investments, Versant Ventures, OrbiMed and funds managed by Tekla Capital Management.
Founded in 2014, Therachon is working on treatments for rare diseases. Its lead candidate, TA-46, targets achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that leads to disproportionate dwarfism.
TA-46 is currently undergoing a phase 1 clinical trial in healthy individuals. The drug, which is expected to be administered as a weekly subcutaneous therapy for children and adolescents, will also enter treatment studies in children affected with achondroplasia in 2019.
Therachon is based on research conducted by Elvire Gouze, a…
