ESBATech AG, a developer of antibody fragment therapeutics based in Zurich, Switzerland, has raised an additional 23.0 million Swiss francs ($22.0 million) in an extended series B venture round to expand its development pipeline.
A global syndicate of current investors participated in this round including SV Life Sciences, Clarus Ventures, HBM BioVentures, HBM BioCapital, Novartis Bioventures, BioMedinvest and VI Partners.
The funding builds on the company's 50.0 million francs series B round, which closed in August 2006 and has enabled the firm to move its lead molecule, ESBA105, into clinical trials. The single-chain antibody fragment targets tumor necrosis factor-alpha and is being developed in ophthalmic and additional inflammatory indications.
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