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Astellas Venture Management

Astellas Venture Management

Corporate

Astellas Venture Management is a corporate venture capital organisation dedicated to supporting Astellas Pharma through strategic investments in early-stage companies.

Portfolio

2

companies


Portfolio companies

Mogrify

Mogrify

Mogrify develops in vivo reprogramming therapies to transform patient outcomes in degenerative diseases.

PhoreMost

PhoreMost

PhoreMost develops targeted therapies for cancer and age related conditions.


Team

HK

Hiromichi Kimura

Observer

TH

Tadayoshi Hirata

Senior Investment Manager


Recent investments

Series A
£8.3M

The financing will support the advancement of proprietary in vivo reprogramming therapies through pre-clinical translation.

"We are delighted to receive the continued support of Astellas Venture Management, Parkwalk Advisors and other existing investors as we relentlessly focus on progressing our novel pipeline of in vivo reprogramming therapies through pre-clinical translation. Aligned to a consolidated corporate structure and vision, this latest funding will provide sufficient cash runway to enable the achievement of key development milestones in both our internal programs as well as those being developed in collaboration with strategic partners. Existing investor commitment is a testament to our delivery of world-class science, expertise in cellular reprogramming and the unique potential of the MOGRIFY platform to deliver novel regenerative medicines to improve the lives of a broad spectrum of patients."
— Darrin Disley, CEO
Series A
£12.3M

The financing brings total Series A funds to $33m to advance the company cell reprogramming pipeline.

"We are delighted to see the continued support of our existing investors, as well as welcome new investors Astellas Venture Management and Dr Jonathan Milner, in support of the progression of our initial programs through to IND-enabling studies."
— Darrin Disley, CEO
Series B
£33.0M

The financing round was led by BGF with participation from new and existing backers to support clinical development.

"We are thrilled to include this exceptional group of investors in PhoreMost’s Series B funding round. We are grateful for the continued support of existing investors and are delighted to welcome BGF, alongside strategic investors XtalPi with whom we have a highly valued ongoing research collaboration, and Astellas Venture Management."
— Chris Torrance, CEO