Aculys closes $60 million financing; inks deal with Bioproject

1 November 2021

Japanese biotech start-up Aculys Pharma today announced the closing of a $60 million Series A financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and joined by Catalys Pacific, HBM Healthcare Investments, Global Founders Capital, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment, and ANRI.

The company also announced an exclusive licensing agreement for the clinical development and commercialization in Japan of pitolisant, a selective histamine H3 receptor antagonist-inverse agonist developed by French firm Bioprojet Pharma and approved and prescribed for the treatment of sleep disorders in the USA and Europe. The proceeds of the Series A financing support the clinical development and commercialization of pitolisant for the treatment of sleep disorders.

Pitolisant already approved in USA and Europe

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