focus -WSS

focus

author：knowledge 2025-09-29 22:53:24 - browse：913

Christoph Lengauer stands for a portrait. -- biotech coverage from STAT — Christoph Lengauer, co-founder and CSO of Curie.Bio Vanessa Leroy for STAT

Curie.Bio, the new biotech investment firm and incubator launched earlier this year by a group of industry veterans including Alexis Borisy and Zach Weinberg, has graduated its first startup.

The startup, Forward Therapeutics, is coming out of the incubator with three drug candidates for chronic inflammatory disorders. It also just closed its first major financing round: a $50 million Series A round led by BVF Partners, with participation from RA Capital Management and OrbiMed. That money should be enough for Forward to begin clinical trials — a rare feat in the biotech world, where companies often need to raise multiple private financing rounds in order to be ready for human tests.

“Usually, with Series A money, you get a development candidate, and use Series B to take molecules to the clinic,” Forward CEO Toufike Kanouni told STAT. But with the Curie team’s help, and the $8 million in seed financing it provided, Forward was able to move much faster.

Get unlimited access to award-winning journalism and exclusive events.

Subscribe Log In

Previous article： Bright Health sells Medicare Advantage business to Molina
Next article： Insmed lung disease drug hits target in key Phase 3 trial

explore

WSS

STAT Summit: How a Chicago ER doctor tackles gun violence

Dark money group runs ads on China biotech bill

First Opinion Podcast: What happens when kids become caregivers?

Beam Therapeutics to lay off 20% of its staff, re

NIH confirmation hearing shows politicization of research

UnitedHealth’s board chair also owns a personal investment firm

hotspot

focus

hotspot

The Supreme Court will review a ruling striking down a domestic violence federal gun ban

STAT Summit: How a Chicago ER doctor tackles gun violence

Hepatitis C has a cure — but many Americans still lack access to it

FDA gives detailed accounting of AI

Peter Hotez and the public health issue of online harassment

Adam's Biotech Scorecard: Do Sarepta's exon

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections

Beam Therapeutics to lay off 20% of its staff, re

New air purifier tech could be key to improving indoor air quality

STAT Summit: Biotech founders on deal

Wikipedia

Health insurers say they are turning to AI to cut costs, improve care

UnitedHealth’s board chair also owns a personal investment firm

STAT Summit: Biotech founders on deal

Insmed lung disease drug hits target in key Phase 3 trial

Prosthetic arm enables patients to feel the objects they grip

STAT Summit: Michael J. Fox on progress in Parkinson's research

explore

leisure time

focus

explore