AltPep Raises $23M Jumpstarting Work on Alzheimer's Disease
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SEATTLE - January 14, 2021 - (Newswire.com)
AltPep Corporation, a privately held biomedical company focused on diagnosing and treating Central Nervous System amyloid disorders, starting with Alzheimer's Disease, today announced it closed a $23.150 million Series A investment round. Matrix Capital Management led the investment, with significant participation by Alexandria Venture Investments. In conjunction with the financing, David Goel, Managing General Partner and Founder of Matrix Capital Management and Joel Marcus, Executive Chairman and Founder of Alexandria Real Estate Equities/Alexandria Venture Investments, have joined the AltPep Board of Directors.
The proceeds of the Series A investment will be used to advance a breakthrough technology developed at the University of Washington laboratory of AltPep Founder and CEO, Valerie Daggett, Ph.D., that targets the misfolded forms of amyloid proteins. This platform technology has the potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and other CNS-mediated disorders. More than 50 diseases affecting over a billion people worldwide are associated with amyloid deposits, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and type 2 diabetes. AltPep holds a worldwide, exclusive license from the University of Washington to a broad intellectual property portfolio covering the platform technology and its application to an extensive array of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines for amyloid-related diseases.