Shanghai’s Brii Bioscience Invests in Artizan; Gains China Rights to Microbiota Treatment for IBD

Published on: Jun 11, 2019
Author: Amy Liu

Shanghai’s Brii Bioscience will have China rights to as many as three infectious disease candidates developed by Artizan Biosciences, a spin-out from Yale University. Brii participated in a Series A funding that brought Artizan’s total funds raised to $12 million, though Brii’s financial commitment to the round was not disclosed. Artizan is developing intestinal microbiota candidates for inflammatory diseases including its lead candidate, a treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Artizan uses its IgA-SEQ™ technology platform to identify disease-driving bacteria contained in human intestinal microbiota.

Source: China Biotoday

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