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MRL Ventures Fund — 2020 Investments

3 investments dated 2020 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Carisma Therapeuticscarismatx.comDec 2020

CAR-Macrophage cellular therapeutics with initial oncology focus (NASDAQ: CARM).

BiotechPhiladelphia, US

Steven Kelly(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMargarita Chavez(Director)inEran Nadav(Director)Althea Stillman(Director)Jacob Gunterberg(Director)Regina Hodits(Director)in

Co-investorsAgent CapitalAju IB InvestmentAnzu PartnersGrazia Equity GmbHHealthCapSolasta Ventures+3 more

Imagoimagobio.comin𝕏Nov 2020 · $80Macquired by Merck

A pharmaceutical company that develops medicines and vaccines, with research pipelines and clinical trials aimed at new treatments.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsFrazier Life SciencesHighlight CapitalXeraya CapitalAmgen VenturesBlackRockBlackstone Life Sciences+5 more

LAVA Therapeuticslavatherapeutics.comin𝕏Sep 2020

LAVA develops the Gammabody platform, which generates bispecific antibodies that activate gamma-delta T cells to treat cancer by directing immune cells to tumors and triggering anti-cancer immune responses.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Ton AdanginHans van der Vliet(Head of Innovation)inSteve Hurly(Chief Executive Officer)Oxana Polyakova(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsSanofi VenturesYsios CapitalGilde HealthcareNovo HoldingsREDMILE

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.