Umoja Biopharma
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, USA
- Sectors
- Biotechnology Research
- Founded
- 2019
- Type
- Corporation Seattle business license
- Employees
- 254
- Registered name
- Umoja Biopharma Inc Seattle business license
- Total raised
- $210M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $210M · Jun 2021 SEC Form D
BrainChild Bio raises $116M Series A to fund Phase 2 CAR‑T trial for pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
BrainChild Bio raised $116 million in Series A financing to advance CAR-T therapies into the central nervous system, funding a Phase 2 trial of its lead candidate for pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma while planning future adult indications.
Seattle Immunotherapy Startup Umoja Biopharma Raises $100M Series C to Advance In Vivo CAR T-Cell Cancer Therapies
Seattle-based Umoja Biopharma raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to advance its CAR T-cell immunotherapy treatments, including an in vivo cell-generating technology for cancer. The company, founded in 2019 and led by CEO Andy Scharenberg, has programs in preclinical and Phase 1 stages and previously raised $263 million.
Seattle Children’s Launches BrainChild Bio Startup to Develop CAR T-Cell Therapies for Pediatric Brain Cancer
Seattle Children’s has spun out BrainChild Bio, a biotech startup focused on developing CAR T-cell therapies for incurable pediatric brain cancers like diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Led by Dr. Michael Jensen, the company will operate from the Building Cure innovation hub in downtown Seattle.
People
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Andy Scharenberg Executive Officer, Director
