Virometix
Company

Last deal

$7.93M
Local Amount - CHF 7.5M

Amount

Series B

Stage

16.07.2020

Date

3

all rounds

$14.33M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Virometix develops vaccines and immunotherapeutic drugs for infectious and chronic diseases.

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founded date

01.01.2009

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series B

IPO status

Private

Description

The Swiss biotechnology company, Virometix, is focused on developing vaccines and immunotherapeutic drugs to prevent and treat infectious and chronic human diseases. Their approach combines rational molecular design, chemical synthesis, and proprietary synthetic particle technology to rapidly produce and optimize vaccine candidates with superior safety, efficacy, and stability. With the increasing global demand for vaccines and the emergence of complex viral and bacterial pathogens, Virometix aims to address current and future medical challenges. Founded in 2009, the company is based in Schlieren, Switzerland.
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Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 16.07.2020. Their latest round Series B

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
16.07.2020
$7.93M
Local Amount - CHF 7.5M
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1
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2
1

Number of lead investors

2

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Grant
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Harry Welten

Harry Welten

Harry has 20 years of international executive experience, more than 11 of which as a CFO in the biotech industry. Prior to joining Cytos, Mr. Welten was CFO at Nitec Pharma AG in Reinach, Switzerland, which merged with US-based Horizon Pharma Inc. and was listed on Nasdaq in 2011. From 2001 to 2009, he was CFO at Arpida AG, Basel, Switzerland, taking the company public in 2005 to the SIX Swiss Exchange and raising more than CHF 250 million in private and public offerings. Prior to joining Arpida, he held various senior management positions at UBS group including Director at UBS Warburg in New York. Before joining UBS, Mr. Welten was with ABB and DaimlerChrysler. He is a member of the Board of Directors of BiognoSYS AG, Horizon Pharma AG, and BioSupport AG, and a member of the foundation council of HBM Foundation. He holds a degree in banking and finance, a degree in economics and business administration and an MBA (Hons) from Columbia University, NY, USA.

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Founders
1
Arin Ghasparian
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current job

Virometix
Virometix

organization founded

1

Arin Ghasparian

Employee Profiles
3
Anna Sumeray

Anna Sumeray

CEO

Armando Zuniga

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Chief Scientific Officer

Arin Ghasparian

Arin Ghasparian

Co-founder & CEO

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