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Our 4th newsletter detailing our investment in Qubigen
Synthesis BioVentures' fourth newsletter covers its backing of Qubigen; the captured page holds only a title and date, with no further detail.
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Andrew Wilks Wins the Prime Minister's Award
Cytopia founder Andrew Wilks and Chris Burns won the 2024 Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation for inventing momelotinib, a rare blood-cancer drug the US FDA approved in 2023.
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~$7.5m
SYNthesis BioVentures Newsletter no. 3
SYNthesis BioVentures' third investor letter reports a roughly A$7.5m first close for Alzheimer's biotech S2N, lists co-investors, and profiles managing director Amir's career across OneVentures, Ceres Capital and other life-sciences roles.
Fund close
$30m
Andrew Wilks in Weekend Australian
Profile of scientist-entrepreneur Andrew Wilks tracing his path from cancer research to founding drug developer Cytopia and launching SYNthesis BioVentures, a therapeutics fund that recently secured $30 million from wealthy individuals and family offices.
2 deals
The Australian Business Review, S2N term sheet
Sydney biotech Skin2Neuron raised $4 million from SYNthesis BioVentures to develop a hair-follicle cell therapy for Alzheimer's, while the investor reached the first $20 million close of its $75 million bioscience fund.
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Fund close
$20m
Scientist behind Australia’s highest-priced molecule reveals how to profit from early stage biotechs
Biotech scientist Andrew Wilks launches fund SYNthesis BioVentures, which has gathered $20m and aims for $75m; his group has backed two biotech startups and he earlier sold a chemistry business to Viva Biotech.
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$2.2m
SYNthesis BioVentures Newsletter no. 2
The venture firm's newsletter records a A$2.25m SAFE investment in Aculeus Therapeutics, its fund's second deal, and outlines the immunology-oncology pipeline and long-standing individual backers behind the biotech.
2 deals
SYNthesis BioVentures - Newsletter no. 1
Debut quarterly letter from SYNthesis BioVentures reporting A$18 million committed to its fund, an A$3.8 million stake in Catalyst Therapeutics' A$11.7 million seed round, and two senior appointments from the SYNthesis Group.
Rounds reported
Deals recorded from Synthesis BioVentures's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin2Neuron | Unnamed stage | 9 Apr 2024 | $4m |
Companies covered
Companies named in Synthesis BioVentures's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Aculeus Therapeutics Pty Ltd | 3 | |
| SYNthesis Group | 3 | |
| Cytopia | 2 | |
| GSK | 2 | |
| Merck | 2 | |
| Pfizer | 2 | |
| Servier | 2 | |
| Anaxis Pharma | Targets cell death in diabetic kidney disease | 1 |
| BiVACOR | 1 | |
| Catalyst Therapeutics | 1 | |
| Ceres Capital | 1 | |
| Clinical Genomics | 1 | |
| Hatchtech | Developing a new treatment for head lice | 1 |
| KPMG | Professional services firm | 1 |
| Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research | 1 | |
| Madorra | 1 | |
| OneVentures | 1 | |
| Prota | 1 | |
| Qubigen | 1 | |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital | 1 | |
| Skin2Neuron | Develops cell therapy to reverse Alzheimer's disease by restoring neurons | 1 |
| St. Vincent's Hospital | 1 | |
| SYNthesis Med Chem | 1 | |
| SYNthesis Research | 1 | |
| The University of Sydney | 1 | |
| University of Melbourne | University operating the Melbourne Connect innovation precinct | 1 |
| University of Sydney | 1 | |
| US Food and Drug Administration | 1 |
Investors covered
Investors named in Synthesis BioVentures's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Artesian VC | Alternative asset management for debt and venture capital | 1 |
| SYNthesis BioVentures | 7 | |
| WEHI | Medical research institute partnering on the Jumar Bioincubator grant | 1 |