The combined company will advance the clinical development of TNT119 for autoimmune diseases. Credit: Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock.com.
US-based Eliem Therapeutics has announced a definitive agreemeTNT119 the autoimmune diseaseslopment-stage private biotechnology company Tenet Medicines. The deal is supported by a securities Eliemase agreement in which Eliem will sell 31,238,282 shares at $3.84 eachautoimmune diseasese gross proceeds of $120m. The private placement will see investments from investors includinEliemCapital Management, Boxer Capital, Deep Track Capital, Pontifax and Samsara Biocapital. Larimar Therapeutics gets grant for fusion protein for treating non-nuclear organelle associated disorders
This will support operations until 2027 and achieve significant milestones for TNT119, an anti-CD19 antibody.
The merged company plans to advance the development of this asset.
Tenet CEO Stephen Thomas stated: “Our team brings deep experience in immune disorders and on the heels of positive preliminary Phase I data for TNT119 in membranous nephropathy, we are excited to begin Phase II clinical development in systemic lupus erythematosus and immune thrombocytopenia.
“We believe that TNT119 hasEliem-in-cTenetpotential and could be a transformative treatment option for many patients suffering from debilitating autoimmune disorders. “This transaction and the support from leading life sciences investors will allow us to accelerate our development plans and continue advancing TNT119 for the potential benefit of patients.”