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Omega Funds — 2020 Investments

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

Nuvation Bionuvationbio.cominNYSE: NUVBOct 2020SEC filinghigh confidence

Nuvation Bio is a global oncology company that develops novel cancer therapies through its own drug discovery programs and business development, serving cancer patients.

BiotechHealthtechNew York, US

David Hung(Founder)inDavid Hanley(Chief Technical Operations Officer)inGary Hattersley(Chief Scientific Officer)inStacy Markel(Chief People Officer)inPhilippe Sauvage(Chief Financial Officer)inColleen Sjogren(Chief Commercial Officer)in

Board seatMichelle DoigClaudio Nessi· per SEC Form D · $275.3M raise · filed Oct 2020

Co-investorsAisling CapitalDecheng CapitalEcoR1 CapitalVertex Ventures China

eTheRNA Immunotherapiesetherna.beJun 2020

Etherna is an RNA-LNP technology company that develops proprietary RNA chemistry and lipid nanoparticle delivery platforms for nucleic acid–based therapeutics, and partners with pharma and biotech organizations from early discovery through clinical development.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesNiel, BE

Co-investorsFund+PMVBoehringer Ingelheim Venture FundEQT Life SciencesNovalis LifeSciencesPWV

FoRx Therapeuticsforxtherapeutics.cominSeed · Apr 2020 · $11M

FoRx Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on oncology drug discovery and clinical development, targeting the DNA Damage Response (DDR) network with small molecule inhibitors.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechBasel, CH

Tarig Bashir(Chief Executive Officer (CEO))inJens Würthner(Chief Medical Officer (CMO))Frank Zenke(Chief Scientific Officer (CSO))in

Co-investorsM VenturesNovartis Venture FundPfizer Venture Investments

Kronos Biokronosbio.cominAug 2020Acquired

Kronos Bio was a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule therapeutics that target deregulated transcription factor networks implicated in cancer.

BiotechNew York, US

Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Wilfong(Executive Officer)

BoardRebecka Belldegrun, M.D.(Director)Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D.(Director)David M. Tanen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Arie S. Belldegrun, M.D.(Director)

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Nextech InvestVida VenturesBlackRockCommodore Capital+2 more

Sana Biotechnologysana.cominJun 2020

Sana is a biotech company developing engineered cell medicines, including gene therapies for gene modification and delivery, cell replacement therapies using stem cell biology, and manufacturing solutions to improve patient access to these treatments.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Richard Mulligan(Director)inHans Bishop(Founder)Steve Harr(Founder)James J. MacDonald(Executive Officer)Nathan Hardy(Executive Officer)

BoardGeoffrey von Maltzahn(Director)in

Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesARCH Venture PartnersCatalytic Impact FoundationF-Prime CapitalFlagship PioneeringGV (Google Ventures)+8 more

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.