Valanbio Therapeutics Inc

Raleigh, NC · Founded 2015 · CIK 0001771623 · Biotech · Private

Small molecule LpxC inhibitors (lead compound LPC-233) targeting lipid A biosynthesis in Gram-negative bacteria

Grants
$3.2M
3 awards
Sector median: 1
Raised
$121K
1 Form D · Sep 2019
85 months since last filing
Contracts
—
No federal contracts on record
Patents
—
No published records under this name
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$121,000
Federal grant· 1 of 2 same dayDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · IND-enabling studies of the potent LpxC inhibitor LPC-233 as a novel antibiotic against Gram-negative pathogens$797,403
Federal grant· 2 of 2 same dayDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · IND-enabling studies of the potent LpxC inhibitor LPC-233 as a novel antibiotic against Gram-negative pathogens$1,591,745
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · IND-enabling studies of the potent LpxC inhibitor LPC-233 as a novel antibiotic against Gram-negative pathogens$794,342
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC

Peer position

Biotech · 4373 companies · ranked on federal contract value
Biotech companies ranked by federal contract value
#CompanyContractsDisclosed equity
1216OS Therapies Inc—$30M
1217Universal Ibogaine Inc.—$135K
1218Willowcroft Pharm Inc—$5.0M
1219Valanbio Therapeutics Inc—$121K
1220IMMUNOQ THERAPEUTICS INC.——
1221Aegle Therapeutics Corp—$6.7M
1222Intelligent Therapeutics, Inc.—$100K

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 5 related persons
  • Clayton DuncanDirector · Executive Officer
  • Sam HopkinsDirector
  • Moise KhayrallahDirector · Executive Officer
  • Eric TooneDirector
  • Pei ZhouDirector · Executive Officer

Regulatory activity · Biotech

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