Arix Bioscience takes stake in Aussie fibrosis specialist Pharmaxis
Arix led a A$24mln (£13.4mln) primary placing and will invest A$14.2mln itself in two tranches
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Syntara Ltd is a clinical-stage drug development company focused on the development of novel therapeutics aimed at correcting extracellular matrix (ECM) dysfunction. This will lead to positive outcomes in a range of diseases with high unmet need, including haematological malignancies such as myelofibrosis and myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic fibrosis (including skin scarring, pulmonary fibrosis, chronic kidney disease, NASH and cardiac fibrosis) and neuroinflammation.
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Arix led a A$24mln (£13.4mln) primary placing and will invest A$14.2mln itself in two tranches
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At the close, the UK blue chip index was 4.68 points higher at 7,663.78, just below the session peak of 7,681.86, having recovered from a low of 7,636.60
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The capital raising was priced at a premium to the last traded share price.
The company plans to raise funds by way of a share placement.
The company finished the June quarter with just over $31 million in cash.
Final stages of phase I studies and phase II enabling toxicity studies are due to complete in Q3 2018.
Large pharma companies are being attracted to the company’s drug development portfolio.
Value inflection points are expected in a number of programs.
The payment has unlocked the full deal potential of $625 million.
Pharmaxis is a global leader in drug development for fibrosis and inflammation.
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Synairgen will retain a 17% interest in any partnership across all fibrotic indications
The program scope has been doubled to encompass two lead candidates.
The company has made three new hires including a head of chemistry.
A Phase I clinical trial is to start later this year for the LOXL-2 inhibitor
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The Pharmaxis register contains international specialist biotech investors.
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