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Draig Therapeutics

Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Europe

Overview

Draig Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharma focused on developing highly specific AMPA receptor (AMPAR) and GABAA receptor (GABAAR) modulators aimed at treating neuropsychiatric disorders. Its lead program, DT-101, is a Phase 2 AMPAR positive allosteric modulator (PAM) being evaluated in major depressive disorder in a global monotherapy study and a U.S. adjunct study. The company states DT-101 has shown encouraging safety, tolerability and target engagement with a pulsatile pharmacokinetic profile. Draig was co-founded by Cardiff University and SV Health Investors and is backed by venture investors including Access Biotechnology, Canaan Partners, SR One, Sanofi Ventures and Schroders Capital. Following the oversubscribed $65 million Series B, the company plans to use proceeds to accelerate clinical development across its pipeline and advance additional candidates toward the clinic.

Total raised
$205M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Series B
Latest activity
Jul 2026

Industries

  • Biopharma
  • Biotechnology
  • Clinical Trials
  • Therapeutics
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Recent funding

  1. Series B

    Jul 2026

    $65M

  2. Series A

    Jun 2025

    $140M

Team

  • Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch

    President and Chief Executive Officer

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  • Ruth McKernan

    Executive Chair

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  • Inder Kaul, MD, MPH

    Chief Medical Officer

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  • Florian Islinger, MD

    Chief Commercial Strategy Officer

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