Locus Biosciences

Precision phage therapeutics.

Morrisville, United States · Founded 2015 · $84.9M raised

Employees
51–200
Founded
2015
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$84.9M
Last Round
$35.0M Series BMay 2022
Rounds
4

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Locus Biosciences is a clinical-stage precision medicine company developing engineered bacteriophage products that selectively remove disease-causing pathogenic bacteria from the human body. Using a proprietary CRISPR-Cas3 platform combined with high-throughput phage engineering, the company is advancing therapeutics for serious bacterial infections and microbiome indications. Locus conducted the world's first clinical trial of a recombinant CRISPR bacteriophage therapy and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Summary

Locus Biosciences is a Biotech company based in Morrisville, United States, founded in 2015. It has raised $84.9M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $35.0M Series B round in May 2022. Investors include Artis Ventures (AV), Hercules Capital and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

Funding History

Series BSeries BMay 2022
$35.0M

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Funding: Series A through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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