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Partner Amgen becomes investor as Carmot pushes diabetes therapies ahead with $47M series C 

September 30, 2020 7:01 PM UTC

Amgen has joined the syndicate of investors backing Carmot in a $47 million series C round that will advance its lead Type II diabetes candidate — a therapy developed using the same platform that spawned Amgen’s first-in-class KRAS inhibitor — through Phase II testing. 

In addition to  Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), existing investors The Column Group, Horizons Ventures and other institutional investors participated in the round. ...