Moderna融资4.5亿美元,掌握颠覆性生物制药技术

2015-01-12 佚名 福布斯中文网

总部位于马萨诸塞州剑桥市的生物科技公司Moderna Therapeutics在本周早些时候宣布,该公司在新一轮融资中募集4.5亿美元,其投资者包括维京全球投资(Viking Global Investors LP)、Invus、RA资本管理(RA Capital Management)、威灵顿管理公司(Wellington Management Company, LLP)、阿斯利康制药有限公

总部位于马萨诸塞州剑桥市的生物科技公司Moderna Therapeutics在本周早些时候宣布,该公司在新一轮融资中募集4.5亿美元,其投资者包括维京全球投资(Viking Global Investors LP)、Invus、RA资本管理(RA Capital Management)、威灵顿管理公司(Wellington Management Company, LLP)、阿斯利康制药有限公司(AstraZeneca)以及亚力兄制药公司(Alexion Pharmaceuticals)。此举似乎是生物科技领域史上最大规模的私募股权融资活动。

其他进行资金募集的生物技术和制药公司也吸引到大笔资金。2012年,加州海沃德的Intarcia Therapeutics(注:一家主要从事治疗乳癌以及丙肝药物研发的生物医药公司)宣布获得2.1亿美元的融资。去年,西雅图免疫疗法初创公司朱诺治疗公司(Juno Therapeutics)募集到1.75亿美元。2010年,DNA测序公司太平洋生物科学公司(Pacific Biosciences)只通过一轮融资就募集到1.09亿美元。在这家公司上市之前,其融资总额已经达到3.7亿美元。

然而,Moderna却让所有其他大型的融资活动都望尘莫及。到目前为止,该公司的融资总额高达惊人的9.5亿美元,其中包括它从阿斯利康(2.4亿美元)和亚力兄(1亿美元)收到的预付款以及前几轮的投资资金。

该公司技术的背后理念是,信使核糖核酸(RNA)本身可以作为药物使用——RNA是从脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)转录合成的带有遗传信息的一类单链核糖核酸。作为交易的一部分,阿斯利康获得Moderna 总共40项抗心血管疾病和代谢性疾病药物靶标的专利技术;亚力兄买断治疗罕见疾病的10项药物标靶的专利技术。

“我们发现在众多疾病领域都可以应用Moderna的技术,这是一项具备颠覆性潜质的技术,”RA资本管理公司的管理合伙人兼投资组合经理彼得·科尔钦斯基(Peter Kolchinsky)如是说,“在我们关注的每一个疾病领域,都能找到Moderna技术的应用点。我们意识到,如果不投资这家公司,损失将是不可承受的。这项一技术有可能将震撼整个行业。”

译 刘少宇 校 李其奇

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