Acceleron
AcquiredCambridge, United States · Founded 2003 · $10.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2003
- Business Model
- B2B
- Total Funding
- $10.0M
- Last Round
- $10.0M Series G+Jun 2010
- Rounds
- 1
About
Acceleron Pharma, Inc. was an American clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on discovering and developing protein therapeutics that regulate the TGF-beta superfamily of proteins involved in cell and tissue growth and repair. Its pipeline included luspatercept for anemia and sotatercept for pulmonary arterial hypertension, developed in partnership with Celgene. Acceleron went public on Nasdaq (XLRN) in 2013 and was acquired by Merck & Co. for $11.5 billion in November 2021, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary.
Summary
Acceleron is a Biotech company based in Cambridge, United States, founded in 2003. It has raised $10.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $10.0M Series G+ round in Jun 2010. Investors include Bessemer VP.
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