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Zentalis debuts with trio of clinical oncology programs, $85M series C

Zentalis has raised total of $147M to pursue targets in 'fundamental' cancer pathways

December 10, 2019 1:55 AM UTC
Updated on Dec 12, 2019 at 9:34 PM UTC

Zentalis emerged from stealth Monday with an untranched and oversubscribed $85 million series C and three internally discovered clinical cancer candidates, with plans to begin pivotal testing by 2021.

The C round syndicate includes Matrix Capital, Viking Global Investors, Redmile Group, Farallon Capital, Perceptive Advisors, Surveyor Capital, Eventide Asset Management, Alexandria, Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd. (SZSE:300759), Highlight Capital, Mayo Clinic and high net worth individuals. Most of the firms had previously invested in the company...