Rappta Therapeutics
Haartmaninkatu 4, Terkko Health Hub, Helsinki, 00290, Finland
Overview
Rappta Therapeutics is a private biotech developing first-in-class anti-cancer drugs that activate protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), a critical enzyme regulating protein de-phosphorylation and a key tumor suppressor. The company aims to translate seminal scientific insights on PP2A structure and biology into therapeutics. Rappta has operations in Finland and the US and is led by CEO Mikko Mannerkoski with CSO and co-founder Professor Goutham Narla. Its scientific advisory board is led by Dr. William Hahn. The company closed a €9m Series A and also received funding from Business Finland to support its PP2A-activating programs.
- Total raised
- $11M
- Funding rounds
- 1
- Latest round
- Series A
- Latest activity
- Oct 2020
Industries
- Biopharma
- Biotechnology
- Life Science
Recent funding
Series A
Oct 2020
$11M
Team
Sunjeet Sawhney
CEO
LinkedInGoutham Narla
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
George Trainor
Co-Founder & Head of Chemistry
Mikko Mannerkoski
CFO