Lightspeed, S.R. One back Ancora in$60M series A

On June 9, 2022 Ancora Biotech reported Lightspeed Venture Partners and S.R. One have co-led a $60million series A round for Ancora Biotech LLC, which housesthree bispecific antibodies spun out from TeneoBio Inc (Press release, Ancora Biotech, JUN 9, 2022, View Source [SID1234618882]). Ancora will advance TNB-486, a bispecific T cell engagertargeting CD19 and CD3 that is in Phase I testing for B cellcancers; TNB-738, an anti-CD38 enzyme inhibitor formetabolic disorders currently in a study in healthy volunteers;and an HBsAg x CD3 bispecific for HBV. Amgen Inc.(NASDAQ:AMGN) paid $900 million up front for TeneoBiolast year. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) had previously boughtanother of the asset-focused biotech’s programs.

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