Empros Pharma AB has secured 80,000,000 SEK in private investments led by Flerie Invest to accelerate the development of its obesity drug EMP16.

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Empros Pharma AB has successfully raised 80,000,000 SEK through private investments to enhance its efforts in developing the obesity drug, EMP16. This investment round was spearheaded by Flerie Invest and is aimed at accelerating EMP16's development, as well as strengthening Empros' team.

EMP16 is an oral, fixed-combination, modified-release formulation that includes orlistat and acarbose, designed for the treatment of obesity. Empros has demonstrated the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of EMP16 in several clinical trials, including a recent proof-of-concept trial published in the journal 'Obesity'. The company anticipates launching EMP16 in the United States by 2027, becoming one of the first post-Mounjaro obesity drugs in the market.

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Flerie Invest

invested in

Empros Pharma AB

in 2023

in a Seed Stage deal

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