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Galecto raises $64 million to boost fibrosis, cancer pipelines

by Megha Satyanarayana
October 2, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 38

 

Galecto, a biotech company developing treatments for diseases like nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and pulmonary fibrosis, has raised $64 million from Soleus Capital and Eir Ventures, among others. The company has several candidates in clinical trials, including GB0139, for use in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and GB1211, a treatment for liver fibrosis. The company’s treatments focus on modulating galectin-3, involved in inflammation, and LOXL2, which is dysregulated in cancers.

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