Kyoto iCAP has completed a 200 million JPY investment in Link Therapeutics to advance the development of novel therapies targeting autoantibodies related to autoimmune diseases.

Investment Overview

The Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. (Kyoto iCAP), represented by its CEO, Mr. Kiminori Kusumi, has executed an additional investment of approximately 200 million JPY in Link Therapeutics Co., Ltd. (Link Tx), under the sponsorship of the Innovation Kyoto 2021 Fund. This funding is designated as a third-party allocation.

Link Tx, founded on the research of Assistant Professor Masahiro Shiokawa from Kyoto University's Graduate School of Medicine, focuses on biotech innovations. The company's mission is to elucidate the pathophysiological mechanisms of diseases related to autoantibodies and to create pioneering therapeutic methods targeting these autoantibodies.

Target Industry Overview

Link Tx's research primarily concentrates on a specific autoantibody related to patients with ulcerative colitis, namely the “anti-integrin αvβ6 autoantibody.” This focus facilitates the development of medical devices and pharmaceut

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京都大学イノベーションキャピタル株式会社

invested in

Link Therapeutics株式会社

in 2021

in a Series B deal

Disclosed details

Transaction Size: $9M

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