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Teon Therapeutics

555 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 120, Redwood City, CA, 94065, United States

Overview

Teon Therapeutics is a San Francisco-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company led by founder and CEO Lina Yao, MD, Ph.D. The company develops small molecules that inhibit immunosuppressive and cancer-promoting signaling pathways in the tumor microenvironment. Its lead program is an A2BR-selective antagonist, TT-702, which the company planned to advance into Phase 1b trials in 2021. Teon intends to use financing to advance TT-702 into the clinic and to build its pipeline. The company's leadership includes experts in adenosine and GPCR therapeutics who were primary inventors of Lexiscan, the only FDA-approved selective adenosine therapeutic.

Total raised
$30M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Series A
Latest activity
Feb 2021

Industries

  • Biopharma
  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Pharmaceutical
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Recent funding

  1. Series A

    Feb 2021

    $30M

Team

  • Serge Messerlian

    Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

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  • Lina Yao

    Founder & CSO

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  • Peidong Fan

    Co-Founder and VP Biology

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  • Elfatih Elzein

    Co-Founder and VP of Medicinal Chemistry & Early Development

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