Life Science Partners et. al in series-A round for Vico Therapeutics
Life Science Partners and Kurma Partners have led a $31m series-A funding round for Dutch biotechnology company Vico Therapeutics.
Pontifax, Droia Genetic Disease, Polaris Partners, Pureos Bioventures and Idinvest Partners also participated in the capital raise.
Vico will use the proceeds to advance its pre-clinical-stage Antisense OligoNucleotides (AON) therapies for Spinocerebellar Ataxia and Huntington Disease into clinical trials in late 2021.
Company
Founded in 2019 and based in Leiden, Vico is a biotechnology company focused on the development of RNA modulating therapies for rare neurological disorders. The company employs 11-50 people, according to its LinkedIn profile.
People
Vico Therapeutics - Luc Dochez (founder, chair).
Life Science Partners - Martijn Kleijwegt (managing partner).
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