Today, Damora Therapeutics, the sixth company founded on assets developed by Paragon, has been acquired by Galecto, Inc., alongside a $285 million oversubscribed private placement. This partnership unites complementary strengths – assets derived from Paragon’s antibody discovery engine and Galecto’s established infrastructure – to accelerate the development of potentially best-in-class, disease-modifying biologics for patients with mutCALR-driven Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs). Congratulations!
NEWS: Galecto is proud to announce the acquisition of Damora Therapeutics, uniting powerful science and expertise to advance targeted therapies that improve outcomes for people living with blood cancers. Alongside an oversubscribed $285 million private placement, the acquisition expands Galecto’s pipeline to include Damora’s portfolio of anti-mutant calreticulin-targeted therapies. Its lead asset, DMR-001, is a potentially best-in-class monoclonal antibody against mutCALR, for which Phase 1 POC data is expected in 2027. Together, we will strive to redefine the standard‑of‑care for chronic blood disorders. Read the release: https://lnkd.in/empDe5xW #Acquisition #MutCALR #BloodCancer #Financing #Biotech