Curza Inc secured a $1,000,000 NIH SBIR/STTR award: New oral antibiotics focused on treating MDR Gram-negative infections
Amount Raised
$1 Million
Round Type
Grant
Salt Lake CityHealthcareInvestors
Description
Project Summary Cūrza is developing a new class of broad-spectrum antibiotics, focused on multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram- negative pathogens. The CZ-02 program is directed towards inhibitors that bind to a unique site on the bacterial ribosome that is not targeted by approved antibiotics and have not encountered cross-resistance to other antibiotics used clinically. Inspired by a natural product, analogs have been developed that selectively inhibit bacterial protein synthesis, with little effect
Quick answer
Curza raised $1 Million in a Grant round, dated July 12, 2026. Investors: National Institutes Of Health. Curza is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
- How much did Curza raise?
- Curza raised $1 Million in a Grant round on July 12, 2026.
- Who invested in Curza?
- National Institutes Of Health is named as investors in this round.
- What does Curza do?
- Curza is a small molecule therapeutics development company.
- Where is Curza based and how big is it?
- Curza is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Fundz records about 15 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Curza?
- Fundz holds 2 contacts at Curza, including the CEO. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
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- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals raised $500M (Post-IPO Equity) on August 20, 2026.
- Jupiter Neurosciences raised $775K on August 20, 2026.
- Telemachus Therapeutics raised $375K (Pre-Seed) on August 20, 2026.
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