Tes Pharma, a biotech company focused on delivering first-in-class therapeutics for high unmet medical needs in oncology, renal and metabolic diseases, announced that Indaco Venture Partners has joined the Series A Financing previously led by XGEN Venture, bringing the total raise to € 15 million.
The financing supports the development of TES-AKI-01, the company’s candidate drug for the treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI), and the additional pipeline programs for the treatment of metabolic and oncological diseases.
AKI is a common and critical condition characterized by a sudden decline in kidney function, with as many as 100 million cases occurring worldwide annually, with no approved therapies. AKI is life-threatening, complicating up to 50% of hospital admissions who require critical care. Early intervention and effective prevention strategies are crucial to improve patient outcomes and reduce the long-term impact on kidney health. AKI and other kidney diseases have been associated with NAD+ depletion. TES-AKI-01, recovers NAD+ levels and essential cellular pathways associated with mitochondrial disfunction in kidney. TES-AKI-01 showed strong protective effect in relevant animal model of AKI.
The backing of XGEN and Indaco, specialized biotech investors, is a testament to our pioneering approach to developing first-in-class therapies for diseases with high unmet need. Coupled with our recent discoveries, this investment allows us to accelerate the development of our lead programs toward important milestones.