Advent reveals two new cancer firms and major Roche deal

15 April 2020
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Two new cancer companies, PIC Therapeutics and Amphista Therapeutics, have been launched by Advent Life Sciences.

The British life sciences investment company also announced a partnership between one of its portfolio companies, Arrakis Therapeutics, and Swiss oncology giant Roche (ROG: SIX).

Boston, USA-based PIC has been founded with $5 million in seed money from Advent, and will focus on transforming the treatment of cancer through the selective modulation of oncogene translation.

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