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Wren Therapeutics Ltd., (“Wren”), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a unique network kinetics approach to drug discovery for protein misfolding diseases, today announced the closing of a £12.4 million (c. $17.0 million) financing.
This financing brings the total capital raised to date to approximately £33 million (c. $45 million). The financing was led by existing shareholder The Baupost Group, with participation from existing investors including LifeForce Capital and new investors including Schooner Capital and Industry Ventures.
Dr. Samuel Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of Wren, commented: “This support from both our existing as well as our new shareholders will accelerate the advancement of our two lead small molecule programs towards the clinic for the potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and various synucleinopathies including Parkinson’s disease.”
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Wren Therapeutics Announces Financing of £12.4 Million (c. $17.0 Million)
January 25, 2021 GMT
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 25, 2021
Wren Therapeutics Ltd., (“Wren”), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a unique network kinetics approach to drug discovery for protein misfolding diseases, today announced the closing of a £12.4 million (c. $17.0 million) financing.
This financing brings the total capital raised to date to approximately £33 million (c. $45 million). The financing was led by existing shareholder The Baupost Group, with participation from existing investors including LifeForce Capital and new investors including Schooner Capital and Industry Ventures.