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Capsida Uncloaks With $140M In Funding

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Thousand Oaks-based Capsida Biotherapeutics, a new biotechnology company focused on using adeno-associated virus (AAV) engineering and cargo development platform to develop tissue-targeted gene therapies for multiple types of diseases, has uncloaked from stealth mode, saying it has raised $140M in total capital.

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Amgen Re-Ups Investment In Sutro Biopharma

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The venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has placed more funding into one of its portfolio companies, Sutro Biopharma , which is working on developing a scalable biochemical protein synthesis platform aimed at cancer therapeutics. Sutro said it has raised $16.5M

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Amgen Backed Alector Adds $133M

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Alector said the financing will go to advance its clinical programs and expand the company's discovery platform. South San Francisco-based Alector , a biotechnology company focused on finding treatments for neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, announced Wednesday that it has raised $133M in a Series E funding round. READ MORE>>.