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Lucia Bio

Suite 1.01, 117 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East, Victoria, 3123, Australia

Overview

Lucia Bio is a Queensland biotech joint venture between the UK’s Molecule to Medicine and the University of Queensland’s QEDDI. The company develops Syk inhibitors targeting autoimmune diseases and neuroinflammation, with lead assets QED-701 and QED-121. It recently topped up its seed round with an additional $2M, bringing total capital raised to $3M. The UniQuest Extension Fund and Uniseed-managed funds each contributed $1M to the extension. The article does not provide operating metrics, a valuation, or details of other financing instruments for Lucia Bio.

Total raised
$2M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Seed
Latest activity
Sep 2025

Industries

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Diagnostics
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Recent funding

  1. Seed

    Sep 2025

    $2M

Team

  • Tom McCarthy

    Founder & Executive Chairperson