Last deal

Amount

Series B

Stage

05.05.2016

Date

7

all rounds

$14.8M

Total amount

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About Company
Karus Therapeutics is developing small molecule drugs for cancer patients with limited treatment options.

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Karus

founded date

01.01.2005

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series B

IPO status

Private

Description

Karus Therapeutics specializes in the design and development of innovative small molecule drugs that combine targeted therapy with immunotherapeutic activity to effectively treat a wide range of solid and haematological cancers. Their research and development activities focus on creating highly-selective drugs for immune/inflammatory disorders and cancer. With a strong scientific foundation in their PI3K and HDAC6 inhibitor programs, Karus has developed small molecule drugs with significant clinical and commercial potential. Their goal is to provide cancer patients with unmet medical needs access to oral small molecule cancer drugs that can also treat immune and inflammatory disorders.
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