CEO, Kinoxis Therapeutics
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Melbourne biotech Kinoxis completed a $6.75 million round with new backer MainSequence and won a $2.5 million government-funded CUREator+ grant for dementia and pain drug development; MainSequence's Elaine Stead joins the board.
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Australian biotech Kinoxis Therapeutics raised $14.5 million in Series B backing from Uniseed, UniSuper and others to fund Phase 2 trials of KNX100 for dementia-related agitation, including a new Australian study.
GBS Ventures marks its fourth FDA drug approval as Hatchtech's head lice treatment Xeglyze clears the regulator, recalling earlier wins behind Picato, Synribo and Aridol with Australian biotech firms.
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