Philogen
Company

Last deal

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

Date

2

all rounds

$69.5M

Total amount

General

About Company
Philogen is a Swiss-Italian biotech company that develops innovative biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of angiogenesis-related disorders.

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founded date

01.01.1996

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The company has pioneered the isolation, engineering, and clinical development of products that target angiogenesis in-vivo, demonstrating the efficiency of human monoclonal antibodies in targeting tumor neo-vasculature in animal models and cancer patients. Philogen has four anti-cancer antibody derivatives and an antibody derivative for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in clinical studies, with two registrational studies in planning. The R&D unit, Philochem, is based in Zurich and isolates the most promising candidate products, while pharmaceuticals are produced in Siena according to GMP standards and advanced to clinical trials. Philogen generates revenue from a diversified range of activities, has signed agreements with major pharmaceutical companies, and owns a diversified portfolio of international patents, with a majority of revenue derived from the USA.