{"id":12399,"date":"2019-02-26T16:02:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T15:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollandbio.nl\/?p=12399"},"modified":"2019-02-26T16:02:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T15:02:34","slug":"calypso-biotech-bv-secures-20-million-eur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollandbio.nl\/en\/nieuws\/calypso-biotech-bv-secures-20-million-eur\/","title":{"rendered":"Calypso Biotech BV Secures 20 Million EUR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calypsobiotech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Calypso Biotech<\/strong><\/a>, an emerging leader in the development of therapeutic antibodies for autoimmune diseases, closed a \u20ac20M Series A financing co-led by Gilde Healthcare and Inkef Capital. They are joined by Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovation &#8211; JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), and the company\u2019s founding investor M Ventures. Further, Calypso Biotech has become Resident Company at Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovation JLABS at Beerse in Belgium (JLABS@BE). Arthur Franken from Gilde Healthcare will join Fiona MacLaughlin (Inkef Capital), Jeanne Bolger (JJDC) and Jasper Bos (M Ventures) on the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proceeds from this financing round will support the development of Calypso Biotech\u2019s best-in class anti-Interleukin-15 (IL-15) antibody CALY-002 up to First-in-Patient studies in several autoimmune indications. IL-15 is an immune checkpoint cytokine that controls inflammation as well as multiple tissue-resident immune cells and recently attracted much attention in the immune-oncology space. Especially, IL-15 is being recognized as a key factor in the survival of tissue resident memory T cells, a population of immune cells involved in disease maintenance and recurrence.&nbsp; Calypso Biotech scientists believe that targeting tissue resident memory T cells offers significant advantages over traditional cytokine interventional approaches and could provide for unprecedented disease-modifying effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calypso Biotech has chosen to develop CALY-002 in Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) as well as in other undisclosed auto-immune indications. EoE is a severe and debilitating immune-related chronic disease of the esophagus that is the second leading cause of dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing) in adults. EoE has emerged as a frequent and significant cause of upper gastrointestinal morbidity particularly associated with important quality of life impairment and significant financial healthcare burden. CALY-002 has secured Orphan Drug Designation status from the European Medicines and Food &amp; Drug Administration agencies for EoE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe believe the unique immunological insight and understanding&nbsp; for the role of IL15 in disease brought by founders Alain Vicari and Yolande Chvatchko is now ready for translation into a therapy for patients with EoE, for whom limited therapies are available today, as well as in several large auto-immune indications\u201d s<strong>aid Fiona MacLaughlin, Inkef Capital.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calypso Biotech is also announcing major strengthening of its team. Bernard Coulie, current president and CEO of Pliant Therapeutics, will be appointed as independent Chairman of the Board. Together with Alexandre LeBeaut, Executive Vice-President and CSO of Ipsen and current independent Director of Calypso Biotech, they will contribute to develop its strategic vision and corporate success. Prof. Bart Lambrecht, from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research (Belgium), a leading translational immunology expert, will join Calypso Biotech Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Josephin-Beate Holz (ex Ablynx NV), Dr Greg Elson (ex Glenmark, Novimmune), Dr Susana Salgado (ex Novimmune), and Duc Tran (ex Prexton Therepeutics, Preglem, Pfizer) will join as medical, manufacturing, non-clinical development and strategic planning advisors, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe appreciate the confidence placed in our team by a strong and well-balanced investor syndicate\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Alain Vicari, CEO and co-Founder of Calypso Biotech.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWith the proceeds of the Series A and our newly recruited team of seasoned experts, we are now well positioned to advance CALY-002 towards value-creating near-term milestones\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.b3cnewswire.com\/201902201889\/calypso-biotech-bv-secures-20-million-eur-in-series-a-financing-and-strengthens-team-to-develop-anti-il-15-therapeutic-antibody-for-autoimmune-diseases.html\">Calypso Biotech<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calypso Biotech, an emerging leader in the development of therapeutic antibodies for autoimmune diseases, closed a \u20ac20M Series A financing co-led by Gilde Healthcare and Inkef Capital. They are joined by Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovation &#8211; JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), and the company\u2019s founding investor M Ventures. 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