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Ona Therapeutics

Carrer de Baldiri Reixac, 4, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08028, Spain

Overview

Ona Therapeutics is a spin-off from IRB Barcelona and ICREA that develops precision-engineered antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to target treatment-resistant cancers. The company uses a proprietary, patient-driven discovery platform to identify tumor-specific antigens and epitopes that enable efficient internalization and targeted payload delivery. Its lead clinical program is ONA-255, initially focused on breast cancer, and it is also advancing ONA-389 targeting colorectal cancer. The company integrates target validation, antibody engineering, optimized payload selection and validated linker-payload technologies in its ADC development approach. Led by CEO Valerie Vanhooren, Ona plans to use the Series B proceeds to advance clinical development of its lead and second programs. The article does not disclose revenue, user metrics or a company valuation.

Total raised
$122M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Series B
Latest activity
Jun 2026

Industries

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Life Science
  • Therapeutics
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Recent funding

  1. Series B

    Jun 2026

    $87M

  2. Series A

    Jun 2020

    $34M

  3. Seed

    May 2019

    $2M

Team

  • Valerie Vanhooren

    Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

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  • Salvador Aznar Benitah

    Founder and Scientific Advisor

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  • Haijun Sun

    Chief Scientific Officer

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  • Pol Martín Chulio

    PHD Student

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