Edesa Biotech
NASDAQ: EDSAMarkham, US · Founded 2015 · 23 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Edesa Biotech is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibody candidates as host-directed therapeutics for inflammatory and immune-related diseases. Its pipeline targets conditions such as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) by modulating immune pathways implicated across multiple diseases.
Founders & leadership
Edesa Biotech was founded in 2015 by Pardeep Nijhawan.
Board
Investors · 3
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$25.2M disclosed across 3 of 4 rounds · 2016–2026
▶$3.5MraisedJun 2026 · 4 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(b)
- Joan ChypyhaDirector
- Sean MacDonaldDirector
- David LiuDirector
- Peter WeilerExecutive Officer
- Carlo SistilliDirector
- Pardeep NijhawanExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael BrooksExecutive Officer
- Patrick MarshallDirector
- Charles OlsonDirector
- Offering amount
- $3.5M
- Amount sold
- $3.5M
- First sale
- Jun 2026
- Incorporated
- Corporation, British Columbia, Canada
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$15MraisedFeb 2025 · 15 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(b)
- Patrick MarshallDirector
- Sean MacDonaldDirector
- Pardeep NijhawanExecutive Officer, Director
- Stephen LemieuxExecutive Officer
- Charles OlsonDirector
- Frank OakesDirector
- David LiuDirector
- Joan ChypyhaDirector
- Michael BrooksExecutive Officer
- Carlo SistilliDirector
- Offering amount
- $15M
- Amount sold
- $15M
- First sale
- Feb 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, British Columbia, Canada
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶Undisclosed amountofferedApr 2022 · 1 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(b)
- Michael BrooksExecutive Officer
- Kathi NiffeneggerExecutive Officer
- Sean MacDonaldDirector
- Paul PayDirector
- Carlo SistilliDirector
- Jennifer ChaoDirector
- Pardeep NijhawanExecutive Officer, Director
- Lorin JohnsonDirector
- Frank OakesDirector
- Placement agents
- H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC
- First sale
- Mar 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, British Columbia, Canada
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$6.8MraisedJul 2016 · 4 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(c)
- David Louis HillDirector
- Mayank D. SampatDirector
- Tessie M. CheDirector
- Daniel E. MorseDirector
- Frank R. OakesExecutive Officer, Director
- Mary Catherine BrissonExecutive Officer
- Gregory T. BaxterDirector
- Mark A. McPartlandExecutive Officer
- Kathi NiffeneggerExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $6.8M
- Amount sold
- $6.8M
- Sales commissions
- $472.5K
- Placement agents
- Maxim Group LLC
- First sale
- Jul 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, British Columbia, Canada
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Edesa Biotech do?
- Edesa Biotech is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibody candidates as host-directed therapeutics for inflammatory and immune-related diseases. Its pipeline targets conditions such as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) by modulating immune pathways implicated across multiple diseases.
- Who founded Edesa Biotech?
- Edesa Biotech was founded by Pardeep Nijhawan in 2015.
- Who are Edesa Biotech's investors?
- Edesa Biotech's investors include Inveready Technology Investment Group, Lumira Ventures, Venture Ontario.
- How much funding has Edesa Biotech raised?
- Edesa Biotech has disclosed $25.2M raised across 3 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Edesa Biotech headquartered?
- Edesa Biotech is headquartered in Markham, US.









