Alchemab raises £60m Series A to develop protective-antibody therapies
RA Capital Management leads funding for the biotech company’s antibody discovery platform.
Alchemab Therapeutics announced a £60 million Series A on 15 April 2021, led by RA Capital Management. Lightstone Ventures, DCVC, DHVC, SV Health Investors and the Dementia Discovery Fund also participated.
The company studies people whose immune systems appear to protect them from disease, using antibody sequencing and computational analysis to identify potential treatments. The financing supports its discovery platform and preclinical programmes in neurodegeneration and cancer.
Use of funds
Advance protective-antibody discovery platform and preclinical neurodegeneration and cancer programmes