June 8, 2022

Mineralys Therapeutics Closes $118 Million Oversubscribed Series B Financing to Advance the Development of Novel, Targeted Treatment for Hypertension

June 8, 2022 Mineralys Therapeutics Closes $118 Million…

MLS-101 is a Highly Selective Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitor Designed to Address Abnormally Elevated Aldosterone, an Underlying Cause of Hypertension Prevalent in a Significant Portion of …

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May 3, 2022 Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval…

VOQUEZNA TRIPLE and DUAL PAKs each contain vonoprazan, a novel, first-in-class potassium-competitive acid blocker (PCAB), and have demonstrated superior eradication rates vs. lansoprazole-based triple therapy …

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May 3, 2022 HilleVax Announces Closing of Initial…

BOSTON, May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HilleVax, Inc. (Nasdaq: HLVX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines, today announced the …

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May 2, 2022 HilleVax Announces Initiation of Phase…

BOSTON, May 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HilleVax, Inc. (Nasdaq: HLVX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel vaccine candidates, reported …

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March 30, 2022 Phathom Pharmaceuticals Submits Vonoprazan NDA…

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHAT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel …

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March 28, 2022 Aculys Pharma Closes US$24 Million…

Aculys Pharma, Inc. (“Aculys Pharma” Headquarters: Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative Director and CEO: Kazunari Tsunaba), a new biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and …

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March 23, 2022 Catalys Pacific Launches Kirilys Therapeutics…

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kirilys Therapeutics, Inc., a private, preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company founded by investment firm Catalys Pacific, announced today that the Company completed a seed financing …

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March 10, 2022 Catalys Pacific Calls for Economical…

Catalys Pacific would like to inform that we have signed onto an open letter to call for the global business community to economically disengage from …

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March 2, 2022 Pathalys Pharma, Inc. Launches with…

– Company Acquires License to EA Pharma’s Upacicalcet Worldwide Outside of Japan and Asia – Industry Veteran Neal Fowler Named Chief Executive Officer of New …

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February 4, 2022 Aculys Pharma Initiated a Phase…

Aculys Pharma, Inc. (“Aculys Pharma” Headquarters: Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative Director and CEO: Kazunari Tsunaba), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization …

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January 26, 2022 Aculys Pharma signed an exclusive…

Aculys Pharma signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Neurelis, Inc. for the development and commercialization of VALTOCO® (diazepam nasal spray), a nasal spray approved by …

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October 29, 2021 Aculys Pharma Closes US$60 Million…

Aculys Pharma, Inc. (“Aculys Pharma”), a new biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new innovative drugs in the fields of neurology and …

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October 18, 2021 Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Topline…

Vonoprazan met its primary non-inferiority endpoints in both healing and maintenance phases Vonoprazan demonstrated superior healing rates in patients with moderate-to-severe disease at Week 2 …

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September 8, 2021 Phathom Pharmaceuticals Submits Two NDAs…

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHAT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel …

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September 8, 2021 HilleVax Closes $135 Million Crossover…

Financing led by Frazier Healthcare Partners with strong life science investor syndicate Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, Jeri Hilleman, Jaime Sepulveda, MD, DSc, MPH, Susan Silbermann, …

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April 29, 2021 Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Topline…

• Both vonoprazan-based treatment regimens demonstrated superior eradication rates vs. a standard of care proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-based triple therapy • New Drug Application (NDA) …

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April 6, 2021 Mineralys Therapeutics Closes $40 Million…

PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 6, 2021 — Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc., a private, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company founded by Catalys Pacific, announced today that the Company completed a …

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January 19, 2021 Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of…

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHAT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel …

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November 30, 2020 Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of…

Topline results expected in second half of 2021 FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHAT), a late clinical-stage …

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July 16, 2020 Domain Associates and Catalys Pacific…

San Francisco, Calif., July 16, 2020 Company Focused on Developing New Medicines for Postoperative Delirium and Other Inflammatory Disorders Domain Associates and Catalys Pacific today …

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October 24th, 2019 Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of…

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 24, 2019– Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHAT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatments for gastrointestinal …

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July 23, 2019 Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendations for…

Catalys Pacific is delighted to announce that, on July 16th, 2019, Founder & Managing Partner of Catalys Pacific, Dr. BT Slingsby, received the Japanese Foreign …

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June 17, 2019 Catalys Pacific Launches in Japan…

Tokyo, Japan – 17 June 2019 Catalys Pacific, a new venture capital firm in Japan built by a global team seasoned in life sciences investing, …

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