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Pulmocide

Founded 2013 · 18 employees on LinkedIn · 18 known investors

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Pulmocide is a biopharmaceutical company developing inhaled therapies for difficult-to-treat respiratory diseases, currently focused on respiratory fungal infections such as pulmonary aspergillosis. Its lead investigational drug, opelconazole, is an inhaled antifungal agent in Phase 3 trials for patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis not responding to standard care.

Founders & leadership

Pulmocide was founded in 2013 by Pete Strong, Garth Rapeport, Kazuhiro Ito, and John Murray.

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Pete StrongCo-founder
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Garth RapeportCo-founder
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Kazuhiro ItoCo-founderKazuhiro Ito spent 13 years at Sankyo Pharmaceutical leading the allergy disease section, followed by 15 years at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College focusing on respiratory inflammation and infection research. He co-founded RespiVert Ltd in 2007 (acquired by Janssen in 2010) and Pulmocide in 2013, where he leads discovery and clinical development of inhaled anti-infective therapies.
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John MurrayCo-founder
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David MantusFounder

Investors · 18

Also in the syndicate · 7

Asahi Kasei PharmaCystic Fibrosis FoundationIP Group plcJohnson & JohnsonPictet Alternative AdvisorsleadSR OneTouchstone Innovations

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$82M disclosed across 2 of 4 rounds · 2017–2022

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Pulmocide do?
Pulmocide is a biopharmaceutical company developing inhaled therapies for difficult-to-treat respiratory diseases, currently focused on respiratory fungal infections such as pulmonary aspergillosis. Its lead investigational drug, opelconazole, is an inhaled antifungal agent in Phase 3 trials for patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis not responding to standard care.
Who founded Pulmocide?
Pulmocide was founded by Pete Strong, Garth Rapeport, Kazuhiro Ito, John Murray in 2013.
Who are Pulmocide's investors?
Pulmocide's investors include Adjuvant Capital, Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital, Dementia Discovery Fund, F-Prime Capital, Jeito Capital, Longwood Fund, SR One Capital Management, SV Health Investors and 3 more.
How much funding has Pulmocide raised?
Pulmocide has disclosed $82M raised across 2 of its 4 known rounds.