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Stellanova Therapeutics Closes $15.5M Series A Financing Round
The round was led by Sporos Bioventures.
The company intends to use the funds to advance its lead antibody asset to first-in-human clinical trials for oncology, establish its discovery platform, and build its team.
Led by Rosa Hwang, M.D., co-founder, Stellanova is focused on targeting the many pro-tumorigenic effects enabled by the activity of carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (known as CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment. CAFs play essential roles in promoting cancer growth and metastasis, spurring angiogenesis, suppressing anti-tumor immunity, and fostering chemoresistance. The company’s lead antibody candidate is designed to neutralize DKK3, a factor secreted by CAFs that acts on neighboring cancer cells and immune cells to promote tumor progression and therapy resistance. In pre-clinical studies, treatment with anti-DKK3 monoclonal antibody and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy has produced sustained tumor era
Thirty Top Journalists To Mentor CAJ Members
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OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 27, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is thrilled to announce the launch of our January 2021 Mentorship Program.
Some of the best journalists working in radio, television, digital, and print publications across the country have stepped up to donate their time to mentor early-career CAJ members. This January program follows a pilot project the CAJ ran in September which saw 122 applicants for 16 mentors.
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is a professional organization with more than 800 members across Canada. The CAJ s primary roles are public-interest advocacy work and professional development for its members. (CNW Group/Canadian Association of Journalists)