Clene Nanomed­i­cine, re­search­ing the use of gold atoms to slow ALS pro­gres­sion, nets $42.5M Se­ries D

A bio­phar­ma that us­es gold to de­vel­op treat­ments for neu­rode­gen­er­a­tive dis­eases just got a lit­tle bit rich­er.

Clene Nanomed­i­cine pulled in $42.5 mil­lion in a Se­ries D fi­nanc­ing round Wednes­day, mon­ey which will go to­ward ad­vanc­ing its lead pro­gram through a Phase III plat­form tri­al in ALS and sup­port Phase II tri­als in MS, Parkin­son’s dis­ease and ALS. CEO Rob Ether­ing­ton said that by the end of 2021, Clene will know whether or not the can­di­date, called CNM-Au8, will prove ef­fec­tive.

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