BGPartner advises Novo Holdings, EQT, OrbiMed and SR One on $100 mio Series C financing of Asceneuron SA

17. July 2024

BGPartner advises Novo Holdings, EQT, OrbiMed and SR One on $100 mio Series C financing of Asceneuron SA

Swiss biotech company Asceneuron SA successfully closed a $100 mio oversubscribed Series C financing round. The financing round was led by Novo Holdings with new investment from EQT Life Sciences - LSP Dementia FundOrbiMed and SR One, alongside participation from existing investors M VenturesSofinnova PartnersGSK Equities Investments Limited and Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc.

The funds will be used to progress lead asset ASN51, an oral small molecule OGA inhibitor, into Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

BGPartner advised lead investor Novo Holdings as well as the investors EQT Life Sciences - LSP Dementia FundOrbiMed and SR One, on all Swiss legal matters and the negotiations of this Series C financing round. The team consisted of Oliver Gnehm (Partner), Victoria Marty (Senior Associate) and Tessa Douma (Associate).

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