Last deal

$4.9M

Amount

Grant

Stage

19.03.2020

Date

3

all rounds

$145.33M

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Financing round

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About Company
Themis Bioscience is a Vienna-based biotech developing vaccines for infectious diseases.

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founded date

01.09.2009

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For Profit

Last funding type

Grant

IPO status

Private

Description

The company focuses on advancing vaccine candidates using its Themaxyn platform. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Themis Bioscience collaborated with the Pasteur Institute to provide scaling and manufacturing services for a vaccine. They aim to become a preferred licensing partner for biotech and pharmaceutical companies. In May 2020, Themis Bioscience was acquired by Merck & Co.
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People

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Dr. Erich Tauber
Dr. Erich Tauber

Dr. Erich Tauber

Dr. Erich Tauber is the founder and CEO at Themis Bioscience.

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Themis Bioscience
Themis Bioscience

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Dr. Erich Tauber

Employee Profiles
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Daniela Heilos

Senior scientist

Dr. Erich Tauber

Dr. Erich Tauber

Founder and CEO

Lee Smith

Lee Smith

CTO

Philippe Dro

Philippe Dro

Chief Business Officer

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