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Endeavor BioMedicines Closes $101M Series B Financing to Advance Clinical-Stage Precision Medicine Pipeline

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Monday, February 7, 2022

Endeavor BioMedicines , a clinical-stage biotechnology company targeting the core drivers of terminal diseases including oncology and fibrosis, today announced the completion of a $101 million Series B financing, led by Ally Bridge Group and Avidity Partners.

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  • Endeavor BioMedicines , a clinical-stage biotechnology company targeting the core drivers of terminal diseases including oncology and fibrosis, today announced the completion of a $101 million Series B financing, led by Ally Bridge Group and Avidity Partners.
  • Endeavor is currently enrolling patients in an open label Phase 2 clinical trial in oncology ( www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT05199584 ).
  • Endeavor plans to complete IND-enabling studies and advance the program into the clinic in the next year.
  • Endeavor BioMedicines is a clinical-stage precision medicine company targeting the core drivers of multiple terminal diseases, including oncology and fibrosis.

Deciphera Presents Preclinical Data from DCC-3116 Program at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

These results reinforce the broad potential of autophagy inhibition as a mechanism to address the challenge of drug resistance in the treatment of cancer.

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  • These results reinforce the broad potential of autophagy inhibition as a mechanism to address the challenge of drug resistance in the treatment of cancer.
  • The poster presentation is available on-demand via the meeting website and on the Companys website at www.deciphera.com/presentations-publications .
  • Deciphera is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer.
  • Deciphera, the Deciphera logo, QINLOCK, and the QINLOCK logo are registered trademarks of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

CurePSP funds four new grants to advance treatment of prime of life neurodegeneration

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Friday, September 10, 2021

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CurePSP has awarded Venture Grants totaling $320,000 to scientists at Harvard Medical School, Columbia University, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and UCLA.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CurePSP has awarded Venture Grants totaling $320,000 to scientists at Harvard Medical School, Columbia University, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and UCLA.
  • Symptoms include loss of motor control, behavioral disinhibition, cognitive impairment, and difficulties in swallowing and speech.
  • They are termed "prime of life" neurodegeneration because, unlike Alzheimer's disease, they frequently strike in middle age.
  • Currently, there is no effective treatment or cure for these diseases, which affect more than 150,000 people in the U.S. alone.