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Verseau unveils tumor macrophage reprogramming strategy

Verseau debuts with $50M, therapies that make tumor-associated macrophages pro-inflammatory

October 21, 2019 11:58 PM UTC
Updated on Oct 23, 2019 at 5:55 PM UTC

Verseau is aiming to treat solid tumor patients who don't respond to T cell-targeting agents by reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages to make them immuno-stimulatory.

Eight months after announcing a collaboration with 3SBio Inc. (HKSE:1530), Verseau Therapeutics Inc. unveiled its first macrophage checkpoint program, anti-PSGL-1 mAb VTX-0811, and $50 million in financing on Monday. The company also appointed George Golumbeski, former Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ:CELG) EVP, its chairman...