Adcendo Raises EUR 51M in Series A Financing
Adcendo, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based biotech company which is developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancers, raised EUR 51m (US$ 62m) in Series A financing. The round was led by Novo Seeds and Ysios Capital, with participation from RA Capital Management, HealthCap and Gilde Healthcare. As part of the financing, Jeroen Bakker, Principal at Novo Seeds, will join the Board. The company plans to use the funds to bring the lead program targeting the novel cancer target uPARAP/Endo180 to proof of concept in patients. Founded in 2017 by scientists Niels Behrendt, Lars Henni...