ApoGen Biotechnologies, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the development of a new class of therapeutics targeting drivers of cancer genomic mutation. ApoGen is building upon technologies developed at the University of Minnesota to develop drugs that block a key pathway that causes drug resistance. ApoGen's drug discovery and development efforts are directed toward highly selective and potent small molecule inhibitors of the APOBEC family of enzymes, which are DNA cytosine deaminases and an important endogenous source of DNA mutation in cancer.
Date | Amount | Type | Investors | Valuation |
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12/12/16 | $7,000,000 | Series A |
AbbVie Biotech Ventures Accelerator Alexandria Real Estate Equities ARCH Venture Partners Eli Lilly and Company Johnson & Johnson Innovation Watson Fund WRF Capital WuXi PharmaTech | undisclosed |