Alaunos Therapeutics Announces Acquisition of Velaris Therapeutics
Acquisition of Velaris and concurrent oversubscribed $350 million private placement positions the Company to deliver multiple proof-of-concept datasets in pulmonary arterial hypertension Velaris Therapeutics, the ninth company launched based on Paragon-discovered assets, is advancing a pipeline built to address growth signaling imbalances that drive pulmonary vascular remodeling in PAH and secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH), including PH due to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Velaris is developing a broad pipeline of ActRII-Fcs and an anti-PDGF-B antibody, designed to be developed as monotherapies or in combination, across cardiopulmonary indications The Company is expec