Moleculin
Company

Last deal

$4.5M

Amount

Post-IPO Equity

Stage

20.12.2023

Date

3

all rounds

$84.54M

Total amount

date founded

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About Company
Moleculin is a pharmaceutical company developing dermatological products to treat skin disorders.

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Also Known As

Moleculin Biotech

founded date

01.01.2006

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Post-IPO Equity

IPO status

Private

Description

Moleculin Biotech is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oncology drug candidates, including Annamycin, a next-generation anthracycline for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and soft tissue sarcoma (STS) lung metastases, WP1066, an immuno-stimulating STAT3 inhibitor targeting brain tumors, pancreatic cancer, and AML, and WP1122, an antimetabolite for the potential treatment of COVID-19 and other viruses, as well as cancer indications including brain tumors, pancreatic and other cancers. The company is also developing WP1220, an analog to WP1066, for the topical treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Moleculin Biotech has three core technologies: Annamycin, Immune/Transcription Modulators, and Metabolism/Glycosylation Inhibitors, and is engaged in the preclinical development of additional drug candidates, including additional STAT3 inhibitors and compounds targeting the metabolism of tumors.
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Financials

Funding Rounds
7
3

Number of Funding Rounds

$84.54M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 20.12.2023. Their latest round Post-IPO Equity

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
20.12.2023
$4.5M
03.02.2021
$67.8M
16.05.2014
$1.38M
Co-Investors
Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 

AnnaMed acquired by Moleculin

acquirer

Moleculin
Moleculin

date

29.10.2015

type

Acquisition

AnnaMed

The company develops Annamycin, a drug for treating acute myeloid leukemia.

Sector

Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Subsector

Biotechnology

Keywords

Dentistry, Health Care, Biotechnology

Location

05-800 Pruszków, Poland

People

Founders
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Walter V. Klemp
Walter V. Klemp

Walter V. Klemp

Walter Klemp has been our Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO since 2007. Mr. Klemp has 29 years of experience in start-up and high-growth companies, the past nine of which have been spent developing FDA-approved dermatology therapy devices and topical compounds. Mr. Klemp was also President and CEO of Zeno Corporation from 2004 to 2010, where he successfully developed and marketed a number of dermatology devices and drugs from concept through FDA approval.

current job

Soliton
Soliton

organization founded

2

Walter V. Klemp

Employee Profiles
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Wolfram C. M. Dempke

Wolfram C. M. Dempke

EU Chief Medical Officer and part-time contractor for its European clinical trials

John Climaco

John Climaco

Director

Jonathan Foster

Chief financial officer and executive vice president

Robert C. Shepard

Robert C. Shepard

CMO - Part-time

Mike Clinard

Director

Donald Picker

Donald Picker

President and Chief Operating Officer

ROBERT SHEPARD

ROBERT SHEPARD

Chief Medical Officer

Walter V. Klemp

Walter V. Klemp

CEO

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