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Abalos’ arena: planning to upstage oncolytic viruses

Abalos launches with €12 million series A to advance its arenavirus-based cancer therapies

October 15, 2019 2:25 PM UTC
Updated on Nov 6, 2019 at 4:08 AM UTC

Abalos launched Tuesday with a €12 million ($13.2 million) series A round to advance its arenavirus-based cancer therapies, which offer an alternative to oncolytic viruses, and rely on prolonged immune responses to clear tumors.

Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Gründerfonds Ruhr co-led the tranched round with participation from NRW.BANK and High-Tech Gründerfonds. ...