Excalipoint Therapeutics Launches with $68.7 Million to Develop Next-Gen T-Cell Engager Therapies
“Excalipoint is developing a proprietary pipeline and three powerful technology platforms to position our company as a true innovation powerhouse and developer of T-cell engagers,” said Lei Fang, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Excalipoint Therapeutics. “By combining science and capital with China’s clinical development efficiency and access to large patient populations, we can rapidly generate clinical data while advancing a pipeline of differentiated therapies. Our progress reflects the strength and maturity of China’s biotech ecosystem, which has become an essential part of the global innovation value chain. The strong support from top-tier investors validates both our science and this new approach to building a globally competitive biotechnology company.”
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