Revolution au naturale

Third Rock Ventures has announced its second natural products discovery play with the launch of Revolution Medicines Inc. The newco will use a $45 million series A round to develop therapeutics based on natural products using a technology platform that enables rapid synthesis and optimization of complex molecules.

"Natural products are rich with biological information and selected through over a billion years of evolution to regulate critical biological processes against self or others," said Third Rock's Mark Goldsmith, who is president and CEO of the newco...