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TORL BioTherapeutics

6100 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, California, 90230, United States

Overview

Founded in 2019, TORL BioTherapeutics discovers and develops antibody-based immunotherapies aimed at improving outcomes for cancer patients worldwide. Its lead program, TORL-1-23, is a Claudin 6-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) currently being evaluated in a registrational Phase 2 study (CATALINA-2) for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer and in Phase 1 for multiple other CLDN6-positive solid tumors such as non-small cell lung, testicular and endometrial cancers. TORL-1-23 has received FDA Fast Track Designation, and the company plans to launch a confirmatory Phase 3 trial (CATALINA-3) in 2026. Proceeds from recent financings will also fund additional Phase 2/3 trials and IND-enabling work on a broader pipeline of novel solid-tumor and hematologic targets. Through a longstanding collaboration with UCLA’s Slamon Research Lab, TORL holds exclusive rights to a large suite of biologics programs. Since inception, TORL has raised more than $450 million to support its clinical and preclinical efforts.

Total raised
$412M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Series C
Latest activity
Oct 2025

Industries

  • Biopharma
  • Biotechnology
  • Clinical Trials
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Recent funding

  1. Series C

    Oct 2025

    $96M

  2. Series B

    Apr 2024

    $158M

  3. Series B

    Apr 2023

    $158M

Team

  • Mark Alles

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  • Dave Licata

    Co-founder, President and CFO

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  • Dennis Slamon

    Director and Co-founder

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  • Bilqees Akhtar

    Vice President, Head of Regulatory Affairs

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