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Vivo Capital — 2020 Investments

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

Alx Oncologyalxoncology.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ALXOSeries C · Feb 2020 · $110M

ALX Oncology develops therapies for cancer treatment, operating in the biotechnology and medical technology sectors.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Corey Goodman(Chairman)inJason Lettmann(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsLightstone Venturesage1Foresite CapitalHBM Healthcare InvestmentsHBM PartnersvenBio Partners+1 more

Mereo BioPharma Groupmereobiopharma.cominNASDAQ: MREOJun 2020

Mereo BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker MREO.

BiotechHealthtechLondon, GB

John Richard(Head of Corporate Development and Co-Founder)inCharles Sermon(General Counsel and Co-Founder)Richard Jones(Chief Financial Officer)inJill Henrich(Senior Vice President)inDenise Scots-Knight(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardDr. Deepa Pakianathan(Non-Executive Director)

Co-investorsCancer FocusPontifax Venture CapitalWoodford Investment Management

Kinaset Therapeuticskinasettherapeutics.comin𝕏Jul 2020 · $103M

Kinaset Therapeutics is a drug developer working on KN-002, a therapeutic candidate for treating severe asthma across patients regardless of the underlying cause of inflammation.

BiotechHealthtechMedfield, US

Roger Heerman(Chief Business/Operating Officer / Co-Founder)inFrazer Morgan(Chief Development Officer / Co-Founder)inRobert Clarke(Chief Executive Officer / Board Member / Co-Founder)Christopher O’Brien(Chief Medical Officer)

BoardJamil Beg(Director of the Issuer)inTom King(Director of the Issuer)

Co-investors5AM VenturesAtlas VentureRA CapitalEQT Life SciencesGimvSixty Degree Capital+3 more

PreventiceinJul 2020

HealthtechHouston, US

Jonathan P. Otterstatter(Executive Officer, Director)Larry Lawson(Executive Officer, Director)John Untereker(Executive Officer)

BoardWilliam Taranto(Director)Joseph Volpe(Director)

Co-investorsArthur VenturesMerck Global Health Innovation FundNovo HoldingsSamsung Catalyst Fund

Terns Pharmaceuticalsternspharma.comin𝕏Dec 2020

Terns Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies, including its TERN-701 program.

BiotechHealthtechFoster City, US

Mark Vignola, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Bryan Yoon(Executive Officer)inSenthil Sundaram(Director, Executive Officer)inWeidong Zhong, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Jill Quigley(Director)inDavid Fellows(Director)

Co-investorsDecheng CapitalLAVLilly Asia Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Preventice Solutions, Inc.REATA PHARMACEUTICALS INCCerebral Therapeutics

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.