Last deal

$95M

Amount

Series A

Stage

23.06.2021

Date

1

all rounds

$95M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

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About Company
Abata Therapeutics develops cell therapy to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

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founded date

01.01.2021

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

Abata Therapeutics engineers Treg cell therapies to target antigens present in tissue where an autoimmune response has been triggered, enabling patients to maintain a stable and stimulates tissue residency. The company's approach stops immune-mediated destruction, restores homeostasis, and promotes repair in affected tissues. Abata has early programs in Type 1 Diabetes and inclusion body myositis, and brings together industry experts and pioneers in Treg biology, T cell receptor and antigen discovery, disease pathogenesis, and molecular and imaging biomarkers. The company aims for a transformative impact on people's lives.
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People

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Richard Ransohoff
Richard Ransohoff

Richard Ransohoff

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Employee Profiles
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Stephen Fair

Stephen Fair

Vice President Finance

Stephen Sofen

Stephen Sofen

Chief Technical Officer

Andrea van Elsas

Andrea van Elsas

Chief Scientific Officer

Samantha Singer

Samantha Singer

President & Chief Executive Officer

Richard Ransohoff

Richard Ransohoff

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John Trzupek

John Trzupek

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