- Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Cadent Therapeutics announced it raised $15 million
Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Cadent Therapeutics, a company that is focused on the development of therapies to improve the lives of patients with cognitive, mood, and movement disorders, announced it has raised a $15 million final equity tranche of its previously announced $40 million Series B financing. With the funding, the company plans to allocate all proceeds to continue the development for its lead cognitive disorder asset CAD-9303.
CAD-9303 is a novel positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors for the treatment of the cognitive deficits and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. And CAD-9303 is currently being evaluated in the Affinity-1 trial, a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study.
The Series B round was led by Cowen Healthcare Investments and Atlas Venture with participation from Qiming Venture Partners, Access Industries, Clal Biotechnology Industries, and Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cadent will be delaying the initiation of the planned clinical trial of CAD-1883 — which is the company’s lead movement disorder asset in spinocerebellar ataxia. And it will be focusing resources on CAD-9303 at this time.
Key Quotes:
“The successful completion of our Series B financing signifies the continued support we have from our current investors and their belief in our programs. We will be using these proceeds to advance our CAD-9303 program, which has continued to enroll patients despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This program has the potential to transform the lives of patients with schizophrenia and other cognitive deficits. With the close of this tranche, we now have sufficient cash runway into the second quarter of 2021.”
-Jodie Morrison, Chief Executive Officer of Cadent Therapeutics
“Cadent’s first-in-class programs have the potential to address a number of neurological conditions limited available treatments. We are excited to continue to support the company alongside this strong group of investors.”
-Peter Barrett, Ph.D., Partner at Atlas Venture and Chairman of the Board.
