Blue Earth Therapeutics Ltd.

▎药明康德内容团队编辑 David Baker博士联合创建，新锐完成2000万美元种子轮融资 Archon Biosciences今日宣布走出隐匿模式，并完成2000万美元种子轮融资。该公司的技术平台利用了人工智能（AI）驱动的计算蛋白设计方面的进展。此项技术因在创建具有特定功能的新蛋白方面的能力而被授予2024年诺贝尔化学奖。诺奖得主，华盛顿大学的David Baker博士是该公司的联合创始人之一。 Archon Biosciences致力于设计一种称为抗体笼（antibody cage，AbC）的全新生物制品类型。它由抗体和一组在大自然中不存在的AI生成蛋白结构域组合而成。对AbC结构的精准控制可以调节其在体内的分布方式以及与细胞靶点的高特异性和高效性相互作用。 Archon将生成式蛋白设计直接应用于药物开发，不仅设计，而且迅速制造出新分子实体以供临床前研究。AbC的设计结合了现成的抗体和计算设计的结合蛋白，这些蛋白通过自组装，构成精确的几何纳米结构。由于其独特的几何形状，AbC在体内的行为和与靶点的相互作用不同于传统的生物制品，能够更好地控制如靶点结合和生物分布等功能特性。 1.15亿美元助力潜在“first-in-class”小分子疗法获得临床概念验证 Axonis Therapeutics今日宣布成功完成超额认购的1.15亿美元A轮融资。获得资金将用于推进其主要候选药物AXN-027的临床概念验证。AXN-027是一种潜在“first-in-class”的口服小分子药物，旨在增强KCC2的功能。KCC2是中枢神经系统中的主要氯离子转运蛋白，对抑制性神经信号传递至关重要，AXN-027的适应症包括癫痫和疼痛。本轮融资还将支持新一代靶向KCC2化合物的开发，覆盖癫痫、疼痛及包括精神类和神经发育类疾病在内的其他适应症。 开发下一代核药，新锐完成7650万美元A轮融资 Blue Earth Therapeutics今日宣布完成7650万美元A轮融资。获得的资金将帮助该公司进一步推进其处于临床阶段的前列腺特异性膜抗原（PSMA）靶向放射性配体疗法的开发。该公司的放射性配体分子由四个不同的结构域组成。第一个结构域是靶向PSMA的配体，连接有两个可标记的结构域，这些结构域可以用治疗性同位素如177Lu或225Ac标记成为放射性配体疗法。所有这些成分通过可调节的连接子相连，用于调控疗法的重要药代动力学特性。 目前该公司基于177Lu的放射性配体疗法已经进入1期临床试验，用于治疗前列腺癌患者。 针对中枢神经系统疾病，新锐完成4500万美元融资 Leal Therapeutics今日宣布完成4500万美元融资。获得资金将用于推进该公司针对中枢神经系统疾病患者的反义寡核苷酸（ASO）和小分子疗法产品管线。Leal的主要在研项目包括LTX-002，一款治疗遗传性或散发性肌萎缩侧索硬化（ALS）患者的ASO疗法，以及LTX-001，一款针对精神分裂症患者的小分子药物。该公司计划在2024年底前提交LTX-002和LTX-001的IND申请，并在2025年初启动首次人体临床试验。 ▲欲了解更多前沿技术在生物医药产业中的应用，请长按扫描上方二维码，即可访问“药明直播间”，观看相关话题的直播讨论与精彩回放 参考资料： [1] Archon Biosciences Emerges from Stealth to Advance a New Class of Biologic Invented in Nobel Prize-Winning Computational Protein Design Lab. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.archon.bio/news/archon-biosciences-emerges-from-stealth-to-advance-a-new-class-of-biologic-invented-in-nobel-prize-winning-computational-protein-design-lab [2] Leal Therapeutics Announces $45 Million Financing to Progress Novel Therapies for Patients with Major Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leal-therapeutics-announces-45-million-financing-to-progress-novel-therapies-for-patients-with-major-neurodegenerative-and-neuropsychiatric-disorders-302290936.html [3] Blue Earth Therapeutics Ltd announces completion of $76.5M Series A financing to accelerate development of next generation targeted radioligand therapies. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blue-earth-therapeutics-ltd-announces-completion-of-76-5m-series-a-financing-to-accelerate-development-of-next-generation-targeted-radioligand-therapies-302290606.html [4] Axonis Therapeutics Announces $115 Million Series A Financing. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/axonis-therapeutics-announces-115-million-series-a-financing-302290888.html 免责声明：药明康德内容团队专注介绍全球生物医药健康研究进展。本文仅作信息交流之目的，文中观点不代表药明康德立场，亦不代表药明康德支持或反对文中观点。本文也不是治疗方案推荐。如需获得治疗方案指导，请前往正规医院就诊。 版权说明：本文来自药明康德内容团队，欢迎个人转发至朋友圈，谢绝媒体或机构未经授权以任何形式转载至其他平台。转载授权请在「药明康德」微信公众号回复“转载”，获取转载须知。 分享，点赞，在看，聚焦全球生物医药健康创新

Several external investors, including Soleus Capital and Sands Capital Management, join with initial investor Bracco Imaging S.p.A. in the financing Resources support Phase 2 studies for Lutetium (177Lu) rhPSMA-10.1 and Actinium (225Ac) rhPSMA-10.1, and development of differentiating data compared to 1st generation prostate cancer radioligand therapies OXFORD, United Kingdom, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Earth Therapeutics Ltd, an emerging leader in the development of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, today announced closing of a $76.5M Series A financing. The round was led by Soleus Capital and co-led by Sands Capital Management with existing investor Bracco Imaging SpA also participating. Woodline Partners and PBM Capital also joined in the financing as new institutional investors. The new funding comes from a broad spectrum of experienced biotech investors and enables Blue Earth Therapeutics to further advance its clinical stage PSMA-targeted radioligand therapies. "With the new investors and the team we have assembled, we now have a great mix of expertise and the resources to further our mission to develop radioligand therapies with the potential to improve patient outcomes by delivering high radiation doses to tumours without compromising on normal organ safety," said David Gauden, Blue Earth Therapeutics CEO. "With our recent announcement on completion of the Phase 1 clinical trial, we are making excellent progress on both our beta emitter Lutetium (177Lu) rhPSMA-10.1 and alpha emitter Actinium (225Ac) rhPSMA-10.1 agents and look forward to sharing further progress updates." "The establishment of PSMA-targeted radiopharmaceuticals as a class of therapy in prostate cancer represents a huge opportunity to improve outcomes for prostate cancer patients. Our new investors share our strong belief that Blue Earth Therapeutics' radiohybrid agents could be a significant improvement over currently approved treatment options," said Fulvio Renoldi Bracco, CEO of Bracco Imaging SpA. "We have observed the rapid acceptance of Pluvicto® as the first PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, and at the same time see opportunities to do better," said David Canner, partner at Soleus Capital. "The early data the company has developed supports differentiation and gives us confidence to invest in the Blue Earth team. We look forward to advancing Blue Earth Therapeutics' compounds to later stage trials." David Canner from Soleus Capital and Michael Ginder from Sands Capital Management are joining the Board of Directors alongside representatives from Bracco Imaging SpA and experienced industry CEO David Gauden. About Radiohybrid Prostate‐Specific Membrane Antigen (rhPSMA) rhPSMA compounds are referred to as radiohybrid ("rh"), as each molecule possesses four distinct domains. The first consists of a Prostate‐Specific Membrane Antigen‐targeted receptor ligand. It is attached to two labelling moieties which may be radiolabeled with diagnostic isotopes such as 18F or 68Ga for PET imaging, or with therapeutic isotopes such as 177Lu or 225Ac for radioligand therapy, all of which are joined together by a modifiable linker which can be used to modulate important pharmacokinetic characteristics. Radiohybrid PSMA offers the potential for targeted treatment for men with prostate cancer and originated at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Blue Earth Diagnostics acquired exclusive worldwide rights to rhPSMA diagnostic imaging technology from Scintomics GmbH in 2018, and therapeutic rights in 2020, and has sublicensed the therapeutic application to its sister company Blue Earth Therapeutics. About Blue Earth Therapeutics Blue Earth Therapeutics is a clinical stage company dedicated to advancing next generation targeted radiotherapeutics to treat patients who have cancer and has been incubated within the Bracco family of companies. With proven management expertise across the spectrum of radiopharmaceutical and oncology drug development, as well as biotechnology start‐up experience, the Company aims to innovate and improve upon current technologies and rapidly advance new targeted therapies for serious diseases. Blue Earth Therapeutics has an emerging pipeline initially focused on prostate cancer. For more information, please visit: . About Bracco Imaging Bracco Imaging S.p.A., part of the Bracco Group, is a world‐leading diagnostic imaging provider. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Bracco Imaging develops, manufactures and markets diagnostic imaging agents and solutions. It offers a product and solution portfolio for all key diagnostic imaging modalities: X‐ray imaging (including Computed Tomography‐CT, Interventional Radiology, and Cardiac Catheterization), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS), and Nuclear Medicine through radioactive tracers and novel PET imaging agents to inform clinical management and guide care for cancer patients in areas of unmet medical need. Our continually evolving portfolio is completed by a range of medical devices, advanced administration systems and dose‐management software. In 2019 Bracco Imaging enriched its product portfolio by expanding the range of oncology nuclear imaging solutions in the urology segment and other specialties with the acquisition of Blue Earth Diagnostics. In 2021, Bracco Imaging established Blue Earth Therapeutics as a separate, cutting‐edge biotechnology vehicle to develop radiopharmaceutical therapies. Visit: . Contacts: For Blue Earth Therapeutics Robert Dann Vice President, Strategy & Planning (617) 631-0234 [email protected] Media Edelman Inc. Amanda Lazaro (M) +1 617 775-1306 [email protected] SOURCE Blue Earth Therapeutics Ltd WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In GET STARTED

The radiopharma field continues to buzz with private financings and more clinical-stage programs. The latest is Oxford, UK-based Blue Earth Therapeutics, which unveiled a $76.5 million Series A on Wednesday morning to bring its lutetium-based radioligand therapy into Phase 2 and its actinium-based asset into Phase 1. Both of those trials will begin in early 2025, CEO David Gauden told Endpoints News . The funding adds to a steady drumbeat of investor and pharma interest in the field. Alpha-9 Oncology bagged a $175 million Series C last week, the same amount that Aktis Oncology secured in a Series B last month. Gauden said the company will have key clinical data in about 12 to 18 months, at which point it could entertain pharma partnerships, another private funding round or an IPO if the markets are right. Industry interest is certainly there. Lilly, Novartis and Bristol Myers have all made radiopharma deals in the past 12 months. But a few other big pharmas haven’t “taken the plunge,” Gauden said, meaning there could be even more dealmaking activity in the years to come. Blue Earth seeks to make better PSMA-targeted radiopharmaceuticals than the first generation, which Novartis broke open with Pluvicto, Gauden said. The company hopes to double the amount of radiation delivered to prostate cancer lesions without compromising safety and side effects on normal organs, he added. Blue Earth works with external manufacturers, and it has three partners that can make drug product with access to about half a dozen suppliers for lutetium, Gauden said. Actinium 225-based radiopharmaceuticals have run into some supply constraints. Gauden said Blue Earth has enough for its upcoming Phase 1 and that the actinium supply chain should be where lutetium is today in about three to four years. The startup will continue to have “some shared activities and resources” with its sister company Blue Earth Diagnostics for about another year, Gauden said, but they’re “largely independent” at this point. Gauden became CEO of the therapeutics company in July after serving in the same post at the diagnostics business, which has FDA-approved imaging agents . Both are backed by Milan-based Bracco Imaging. In addition to Bracco, Blue Earth Therapeutics’ investors also include Soleus Capital, Sands Capital Management, Woodline Partners and PBM Capital.