Auspherix Raises £6Million to Progress its Novel Antibiotics and Establishes UK Operations
In the race to develop new antibiotics with completely new modes of action that might address the growing threat posed by antimicrobial resistance, Auspherix Limited (UK), an early stage anti-infectives company originated in Sydney Australia, has raised £6 million in a Series A venture financing, and is establishing operations on the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst site just outside of London, UK. New investor Imperial Innovations plc led the round alongside Australian founding investor the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF).
The investment will be used to fund the Company’s drug discovery programme, expand the experienced management team and recruit a world-class microbiology team. Auspherix aims to progress its novel class of antibacterials, which have a unique profile and novel mechanism of action, through lead optimization to final candidate selection within the next two years. Auspherix’s current lead compounds show activity against a broad range of multidrug resistant (MDR) important Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial infections.
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