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Sanofi Ventures — 2020 Investments

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

Abcuroabcuro.comSeries A · Jun 2020 · $42M✓ verified

Abcuro develops therapies that target highly cytotoxic T cells for autoimmune diseases, including its lead candidate ulviprubart for inclusion body myositis.

BiotechHealthtechNewton, US

Steven A. Greenberg(Chief Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder)Steven A. Greenberg, MD(Chief Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder)John Alexander Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Stefano Gulla(Founder)Evan Thompson(Executive Officer)David de Graaf(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatJason P. Hafler· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)RA CapitalSamsara BioCapitalMass General Brigham VenturesREDMILE+9 more

Escient Pharmaceuticalsescientpharma.comSeries B · Aug 2020 · $78M

Company developing molecules targeting a novel class of receptors for neuro-immuno-inflammatory diseases; acquired by Incyte in May 2024.

BiotechSan Diego, US

Alain Baron(Founder)JeenJoo Kang(Director)Robert Tjian(Director)Marcus Boehm(Founder)

BoardAndrew Schwab(Director)in

Board seatJason P. Hafler· per SEC Form D

Co-investors5AM VenturesAvego BioScience CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)OUP (Osage University Partners)The Column GroupAbingworth+2 more

I2 Therapeuticsi2obio.cominSeed · Dec 2020 · $4M

A biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of long-acting therapeutic candidates, including GLP-1 receptor agonists, amylin DACRAs, a PYY receptor agonist, and a glucagon receptor agonist.

BiotechSaratoga, US

Mitragotri Mitragotri(Executive Officer, Director)Ravi Srinivasan(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investors7G BioVenturesCerity Partners VenturesColorcon VenturesHikma VenturesJDRF T1D Fund

LAVA Therapeuticslavatherapeutics.comin𝕏Series C · Sep 2020 · $83M

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-investorsMRL Ventures FundYsios 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.