KSQ Therapeutics
KSQ Therapeutics is a biotech company in Lexington, United States, founded in 2015. It has raised $156.0M across 2 rounds, most recently an $80.0M Series C in September 2018.
The ambition to cure
- Headquarters
- Lexington, Massachusetts
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2015
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- ksqtx.com
- Total Funding
- $156.0M
- Last Round
- $80.0M Series CSep 2018
- Rounds
- 2
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About
KSQ Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. Founded in 2015 and backed by Flagship Pioneering, KSQ has industrialized genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 functional genomic screens (CRISPRomics platform) across cancer models and immune cell types to identify high-confidence therapeutic targets. The company's lead programs are eTIL (engineered Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte) therapies, which knock out SOCS1 and Regnase-1 targets to dramatically boost T cell tumor-killing activity. KSQ has strategic partnerships with Takeda, Ono, and Roche for immuno-oncology programs, and has raised over $156M in funding. The company is advancing multiple eTIL candidates including KSQ-001EX and KSQ-004EX.
Summary
It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $156.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $80.0M Series C round in Sep 2018. Investors include Baillie Gifford, Cowen Healthcare Investments and Invus.
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Funding History
Sep 2018
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Funding: Series A through Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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