Markus Warmuth (Monte Rosa)

Monte Rosa pulls in $95M to test its 'mol­e­c­u­lar glues,' and the first tar­get is GSPT1

Pro­tein degra­da­tion has been a fundrais­ing hotbed in re­cent years, with in­vestors drool­ing over the po­ten­tial to drug the “un­drug­gable.” Al­ready an in­vestor dar­ling, Monte Rosa Ther­a­peu­tics and its “mol­e­c­u­lar glues” are go­ing back to the well with the clin­ic on the hori­zon — and the biotech’s fi­nal­ly re­veal­ing its first tar­get.

Monte Rosa hauled in a $95 mil­lion Se­ries C to pave the way for its lead pro­tein de­grad­er pro­gram to make a run to the clin­ic and flesh out its pipeline, the biotech said Fri­day. The round was led by Avoro Cap­i­tal Ad­vi­sors.

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