Author: jeremy

October 11, 2017 – Turnstone Biologics, a startup co-founded by FACIT, announced a research, option and license agreement with AbbVie Inc. for up to three of Turnstone’s next-gen oncolytic viral immunotherapies. This partnership deepens the Ontario roots established by FACIT and its co-founders, expanding the scale of innovative research and local career opportunities for scientists.

September 25, 2017 – FACIT congratulates Fusion on completing the second closing of their Series A, now oversubscribed at US$46M, with new investors joining including Adams Street Partners, Seroba Life Sciences, and Varian Medical Systems Inc. FACIT participated in both, this latest closing and as an early seed investor in Fusion.

July 18, 2017 – FACIT is expanding and updating its database of US-based industry advisors for roles ranging from investment diligence to full time management roles in Ontario-based biotech start-ups.

June 20, 2017 – Anil Amlani joins FACIT with strong executive and transactional experience, broadening the available expertise to provide critical senior management and leadership to create and nurture FACIT start-ups in Ontario.

April 26, 2017 – Turnstone announced that treatment has been initiated on the first patient in the company’s Phase I/II clinical trial combining its novel oncolytic viral immunotherapy agent, MG1-MAGEA3, with pembrolizumab, an approved anti-PD-1 antibody.

March 22, 2017 – Seed funding from FACIT enables Propellon to accelerate the nomination of a candidate drug and position the Company for financing and/or entering a strategic partnership for clinical trials in patients with haematological cancers.

March 21, 2017 – FACIT announces the launch of The Prospects Oncology Fund, designed to advance early-stage Ontario cancer discoveries by supporting the proof-of-concept studies needed to attract seed-stage investment.

February 23, 2017 – FACIT and OICR report that Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has closed a US$25M Series A financing, with Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. as the lead investor. Additionally, new investors include venture groups HealthCap, TPG Biotechnology Partners, and Genesys Capital, as well as founding investor FACIT.

December 21, 2016 – Triphase Accelerator Corporation announced a new strategic collaboration with Celgene Corporation, that provides Celgene with an option to acquire all Triphase Accelerator’s assets relating to TRPH 222 (CD22-4AP), an antibody-drug conjugate in development for lymphoma.