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July 11th, 2024

Agomab Bolsters Executive Team with Appointment of Pierre Kemula as Chief Financial Officer

Antwerp, Belgium, July 11, 2024 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that Pierre Kemula will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective November 1, 2024, bringing more than 15 years of experience in global biotech financial leadership. Mr. Kemula joins Agomab from CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), where he currently serves as CFO. In
July 9th, 2024

Agomab Appoints Industry Veteran David Epstein as Chairman of its Board of Directors

Antwerp, Belgium, July 9, 2024 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it has appointed David Epstein as non-executive board member and Chairman of its Board of Directors. David is an industry veteran and most recently served as Seagen’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors. Under his leadership, Seagen
June 6th, 2024

Agomab Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for AGMB-447 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Antwerp, Belgium, June 6, 2024 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it has received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for AGMB-447, its inhaled, small molecule inhibitor of ALK5. Agomab is evaluating AGMB-447 as a potential treatment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in a Phase 1 clinical trial (NCT06181370).

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December 14th, 2023

Agomab Starts Phase 1 Clinical Study for AGMB-447 in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Ghent, Belgium, December 14, 2023 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it has dosed the first subject in a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical study of AGMB-447, an inhaled lung-restricted small molecule inhibitor of ALK5 (TGFβRI or ALK5). The study is evaluating AGMB-447 in healthy subjects and in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
November 29th, 2023

Agomab Appoints Angelika Jahreis as Member of the Board of Directors and Andrea Sáez as Chief Development Officer

Ghent, Belgium, November 29, 2023 – Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’), a company developing differentiated programs with disease-modifying potential in fibrotic diseases, announced today the appointment of Angelika Jahreis, MD, PhD, as an independent non-executive director to Agomab’s Board of Directors, while Andrea Sáez, PhD, will join Agomab’s executive leadership team as Chief Development Officer. As
October 10th, 2023

Agomab Raises $100 Million Series C to Advance Fibrosis-focused Pipeline

– Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced the closing of a $100 million (€94.9 million) Series C financing round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from new investors EQT Life Sciences (EQT), Canaan, Dawn Biopharma, a platform controlled by KKR, and existing investors.

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December 21st, 2021

Agomab Expands Team with Reginald Brys as Head of Research and Maria Nichol as Head of IP

Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced the expansion of its team with two key hires: Reginald Brys will join as Head of Research and Maria Nichol will become Head of Intellectual Property. Each brings more than 20 years of highly valuable experience in identifying and driving novel drug candidate development and international patent law and strategy, respectively.
December 15th, 2021

Agomab Therapeutics Completes Acquisition of Origo Biopharma

Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) announced today the closing of the Origo Biopharma acquisition. The transaction, first announced on October 28th, 2021, combines Spanish biotech Origo Biopharma and its pipeline of organ-restricted small molecule drug candidates targeting the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) pathway with Agomab’s hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-targeting programs.
October 28th, 2021

Agomab Therapeutics to Acquire Origo Biopharma

Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire Origo Biopharma S.L., a Spanish clinical-stage biotechnology company developing organ-restricted small molecule drug candidates targeting the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) pathway for the treatment of fibrosis-related disorders.

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April 3rd, 2019

AgomAb Therapeutics Completes €21m Series A Financing

AgomAb Therapeutics N.V., a privately held Belgian biotherapeutics company developing agonistic antibodies for regeneration of damaged tissues, announces today that it has secured €21m in a Series A financing round from a strong international investor syndicate.

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July 11th, 2024

Agomab Bolsters Executive Team with Appointment of Pierre Kemula as Chief Financial Officer

Antwerp, Belgium, July 11, 2024 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that Pierre Kemula will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective November 1, 2024, bringing more than 15 years of experience in global biotech financial leadership. Mr. Kemula joins Agomab from CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), where he currently serves as CFO. In
July 9th, 2024

Agomab Appoints Industry Veteran David Epstein as Chairman of its Board of Directors

Antwerp, Belgium, July 9, 2024 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it has appointed David Epstein as non-executive board member and Chairman of its Board of Directors. David is an industry veteran and most recently served as Seagen’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors. Under his leadership, Seagen
June 6th, 2024

Agomab Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for AGMB-447 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Antwerp, Belgium, June 6, 2024 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it has received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for AGMB-447, its inhaled, small molecule inhibitor of ALK5. Agomab is evaluating AGMB-447 as a potential treatment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in a Phase 1 clinical trial (NCT06181370).
December 14th, 2023

Agomab Starts Phase 1 Clinical Study for AGMB-447 in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Ghent, Belgium, December 14, 2023 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it has dosed the first subject in a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical study of AGMB-447, an inhaled lung-restricted small molecule inhibitor of ALK5 (TGFβRI or ALK5). The study is evaluating AGMB-447 in healthy subjects and in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
November 29th, 2023

Agomab Appoints Angelika Jahreis as Member of the Board of Directors and Andrea Sáez as Chief Development Officer

Ghent, Belgium, November 29, 2023 – Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’), a company developing differentiated programs with disease-modifying potential in fibrotic diseases, announced today the appointment of Angelika Jahreis, MD, PhD, as an independent non-executive director to Agomab’s Board of Directors, while Andrea Sáez, PhD, will join Agomab’s executive leadership team as Chief Development Officer. As
October 10th, 2023

Agomab Raises $100 Million Series C to Advance Fibrosis-focused Pipeline

– Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced the closing of a $100 million (€94.9 million) Series C financing round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from new investors EQT Life Sciences (EQT), Canaan, Dawn Biopharma, a platform controlled by KKR, and existing investors.
December 21st, 2021

Agomab Expands Team with Reginald Brys as Head of Research and Maria Nichol as Head of IP

Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced the expansion of its team with two key hires: Reginald Brys will join as Head of Research and Maria Nichol will become Head of Intellectual Property. Each brings more than 20 years of highly valuable experience in identifying and driving novel drug candidate development and international patent law and strategy, respectively.
December 15th, 2021

Agomab Therapeutics Completes Acquisition of Origo Biopharma

Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) announced today the closing of the Origo Biopharma acquisition. The transaction, first announced on October 28th, 2021, combines Spanish biotech Origo Biopharma and its pipeline of organ-restricted small molecule drug candidates targeting the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) pathway with Agomab’s hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-targeting programs.
October 28th, 2021

Agomab Therapeutics to Acquire Origo Biopharma

Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire Origo Biopharma S.L., a Spanish clinical-stage biotechnology company developing organ-restricted small molecule drug candidates targeting the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) pathway for the treatment of fibrosis-related disorders.
April 3rd, 2019

AgomAb Therapeutics Completes €21m Series A Financing

AgomAb Therapeutics N.V., a privately held Belgian biotherapeutics company developing agonistic antibodies for regeneration of damaged tissues, announces today that it has secured €21m in a Series A financing round from a strong international investor syndicate.

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