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11/06/2025 Elkedonia

Argobio announces the launch of Elkedonia with a €11M seed round

Elkedonia, the first company from Argobio’s portfolio to reach a financing milestone, closes a €11.25 million seed round Seed round backed by a leading European syndicate, including Kurma Partners, WE Life Sciences, Bpifrance, Angelini Ventures, Carma Fund, Capital Grand Est and Sambrinvest with participation of Argobio Proceeds to support the development of first-in-class,...

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10/06/2025 Crucible Therapeutics

Crucible Therapeutics and University of Sheffield secure £2.3 million Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst award to develop breakthrough siRNA therapies that address underlying causes of ALS

Sheffield, UK, 10 June 2025. Crucible Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing novel gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, is pleased to announce that it has won a substantial £2.3M award from Innovate UK’s Biomedical Catalyst program. In partnership with the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) at the University of Sheffield,...

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26/02/2025 Enodia Therapeutics

Argobio and the Institut Pasteur launch Enodia Therapeutics: A biotech company with a new approach for Targeted protein Degradation

Turning groundbreaking research from the Institut Pasteur with the support of Argobio’s start-up studio, into novel treatments for cancer, inflammatory diseases and viral infections.   The platform leverages state-of-the-art generative artificial intelligence (AI) to design selective inhibitors of the Sec61/translocon molecular complex for blocking and degrading...

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07/01/2025 Inverna

Next-generation RNA company Inverna Therapeutics launched by Argobio and University of Southern Denmark

Denmark  Odense  07/01/2025 – Inverna Therapeutics, a novel Danish biotech company at the forefront of innovative RNA therapeutics, today announced its launch as a leading-edge RNA therapeutics company.  The Company was co-founded by the University of Southern Denmark and Argobio and is dedicated to transforming patient outcomes in severe genetic diseases, starting...

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20/09/2024 Temper Bio

Argobio Portfolio Company Temper Bio Wins i-Lab Innovation Award for Groundbreaking Work in Chronic Inflammatory Disease Treatments

Temper Bio is revolutionizing the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases with a novel approach based on the neurokine TAFA4. The company is extending this breakthrough therapy to address neuro-inflammation, an emerging therapeutic field with high unmet medical needs.     Paris, France, September 20th, 2024 – Temper Bio, a biotechnology...

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25/09/2023 Crucible Therapeutics

Northern Gritstone and Argobio Studio back Sheffield University spin-out Crucible Therapeutics

Crucible Therapeutics develops novel therapies treating neurological diseases with significant unmet medical needs, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal dementia (FTD).   Paris, France, Manchester and Sheffield, United-Kingdom, September 21st, 2023 - Crucible Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing novel therapies to treat amyotrophic lateral...

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02/08/2022 Laigo Bio

Oncode Institute and ArgoBio launch Laigo Bio, a targeted protein degradation biotech with programs in oncology and neurological disorders

  www.laigobio.com   A collaboration for the creation of a company specialized in the development of a new biological approach for the treatment of cancer and neurological disorders.   Argobio and the Oncode Institute will support the company's development to Series A financing. Utrecht (Netherlands), and Paris (France), February...

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16/12/2021 Kevad Bio

Argobio and GeneCode Partner on Parkinson’s Disease in Argobio’s First Announced Research Agreement

A collaboration to develop a new class of small molecule for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other indications.   Argobio will fund the development of this innovative project up to €3 million and incorporate a new specialized biotechnology company.   With €50M in capital, Argobio and its team of experienced entrepreneurs-in-residence...

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02/03/2021 ARGOBIO

Argobio announces its launch with 50 M€ to create and develop pioneering biotech spinouts with the support of Bpifrance, Kurma Partners, Angelini Pharma, Evotec, and the Institut Pasteur

Argobio is a French start-up studio aiming at creating at least five ambitious therapeutic biotech spinouts over the next five years   Argobio has 50 M€ of share capital committed by a syndicate of complementary and strategic investors with a shared goal to develop some of Europe’s most promising biotech innovations   Argobio will incubate early-stage,...

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