Startup · $4.5m raised
Aims to restore vision in patients with incurable blindness by developing a novel gene therapy to stimulate dormant stem cells within the eye's retina to regenerate photoreceptors.
Melbourne, VIC
Programs: Brandon BioCatalyst (CUREator)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Mirugen raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon BioCatalyst | Accelerator | - |
| Brandon Capital | Seed | - |
| Tin Alley Ventures | Seed | - |
| University of Melbourne Genesis Pre-Seed Fund | Seed | - |
Companies Mirugen acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Raymond Wong | Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer | Brandon BioCatalyst, cera.org.au, mirugen.com |
| Charlotte Casebourne Stock | Executive Chair | Brandon BioCatalyst, insightnews.com.au, cera.org.au, mirugen.com |
| Professor Keith Martin | Co-founder and Medical Director | Brandon BioCatalyst, insightnews.com.au, cera.org.au, mirugen.com |
Stories naming Mirugen. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Mirugen, a Melbourne biotech spun out of an eye research institute, has closed a A$4.5m seed round with three backers and hired Charlotte Casebourne Stock as chair and acting chief executive.
Also cera.org.au·Brandon BioCatalyst portfolio·insightnews.com.au
Eight Australian health startups received equity-free grants totaling 18.5 million dollars from the CUREator+ program, supported by government funding and delivered with partners Brandon BioCatalyst and ANDHealth.
Brandon BioCatalyst's CUREator incubator names its first-round awardees, distributing government-backed funding across 23 Australian life science companies working on treatments from schizophrenia to diabetes, with round two applications now open.
The CUREator incubator, run by Brandon BioCatalist's partner organisation, names its first-round awardees, distributing government-backed grant funding across 23 Australian life science companies developing treatments for diseases including diabetes, cancer and COPD.
Index of the venture firm's portfolio updates: financing rounds for AdvanCell and ENA Respiratory, grant awards via incubator programs, two closes of Fund Six, board hires, and Myricx Bio's completed sale to Novartis.
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