Ver­sant-backed Chi­nook gets a $65M launch round for its dis­cov­ery quest in a resur­gent kid­ney field

Ver­sant is once again step­ping off the beat­en track in biotech to see if they can blaze a trail of their own in a field that has looked too thorny to many in­vestors for years.

The ven­ture group and their part­ners at Ap­ple Tree are bring­ing their lat­est cre­ation out of stealth mode to­day. Born in Ver­sant’s In­cep­tion Sci­ences’ Chi­nook Ther­a­peu­tics is bet­ting that its pre­clin­i­cal take on kid­ney dis­ease can get an ear­ly lead among the com­pa­nies start­ing up in the field.

Endpoints News

Unlock this article instantly by becoming a free subscriber.

You’ll get access to free articles each month, plus you can customize what newsletters get delivered to your inbox each week, including breaking news.