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Lilly Asia Ventures — 2018 Investments

5 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Avedro, Inc.avedro.comin𝕏Apr 2018acquired by Glaukos

Avedro is an ophthalmic company focused on corneal health, known for bio-activated cross-linking therapies such as the KXL system and riboflavin-based treatments used to address progressive keratoconus.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWaltham, US

David F. Muller(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian J. Roberts(Executive Officer)inRhonda J. Bracey(Executive Officer)inThomas W. Burns(Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)

BoardJason Hong(Director)Jeff Dykan(Director)in

Board seatHongbo Lu· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAPERTURE Venture PartnersLAVSCP Vitalife PartnersThird Point VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentAbingworth+5 more

KSQ Therapeuticsksqtx.comin𝕏Sep 2018 · $80M

KSQ Therapeutics develops eTIL therapies—engineered tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte treatments for solid tumors—using its proprietary CRISPRomics platform to identify and target novel therapeutic candidates through genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 functional genomic screens.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Tim Wang(Cofounder)JOHN TRZUPEK, PH.D.(TREASURER, SECRETARY & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)DAVID P. MEEKER, M.D.(PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)inFRANK STEGMEIER, PH.D.(CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER)Qasim Rizvi(Chief Executive Officer)inJAMES GILBERT(Director)

PartnerHongbo Lu· solo GP

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalARCH Venture PartnersFlagship PioneeringLAVLG Technology VenturesBaillie Gifford+3 more

Metacrinemetacrine.comJun 2018 · $65M

San Diego clinical-stage biopharma developing non-bile acid FXR agonists for liver and gastrointestinal diseases.

BiotechSan Diego, US

Ronald Evans(Director)Trisha Millican(Executive Officer)Ken Song(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKristina Burow(Director)inRichard Heyman(Director)inAmir Nashat(Director)in

PartnerHongbo Lu· solo GP

Co-investorsage1EcoR1 CapitalLAVLifeSci Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Vivo Capital+8 more

Singlerasinglera.com.cnMar 2018 · $60M

Singlera is a biotech company specializing in in vitro diagnostic reagents and instruments.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesShanghai, CN

Zhang Jiangli(Co-founder, Chairman & CEO)inZhang Hun(Co-founder)

PartnerHongbo Lu· solo GP

Co-investorsLAVDetong CapitalGreen Pine Capital Partners

Tmunity Therapeuticstmunity.comJan 2018 · $100MAcquired

Tmunity Therapeutics was a University of Pennsylvania spinout developing engineered T-cell therapies, including CAR-T and TCR-based treatments, for cancers.

BiotechPhiladelphia, US

Anne Chew(Director and President)

BoardKevin Mahoney(Director)

PartnerHongbo Lu· solo GP

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzKhosla VenturesKleiner PerkinsLAVMilitia Hill VenturesGilead Sciences

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.