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Terns Closes $87 Million Series C Financing to Advance NASH Portfolio

TAKEN PRIVATEJan 05, 2021

Amount Raised

$87 Million

Round Type

Series C

Foster CityBiotechnologyHealthcareTherapeuticsPharmaceuticalBiopharma

Description

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of small-molecule single-agent and combination therapy candidates for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other chronic liver diseases, today announced the closing of an $87 million Series C financing. The financing round was led by Deerfield Management Company alongside a strategic equity investment by Eli Lilly and Company with participation from OrbiMed Advisors, Lilly Asia Ventures, Vivo Capital, Samsara Capital, Suvretta Capital Management and several other new investors. Elise Wang, Partner at Deerfield, has joined the Terns Pharmaceuticals Board of Directors.

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  • ISOThrive raised $5.2M on February 5, 2021.
  • Parabilis Medicines raised $23M on January 5, 2021.
  • OnKure Therapeutics, Inc. raised $47M on December 21, 2020.
  • Oragenics raised $21M (Series C) on February 12, 2021.
  • Day One Biopharmaceuticals raised $130M (Series B) on February 10, 2021.
  • Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. raised $20M on February 1, 2021.

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Company Information

Company

Terns Pharmaceuticals

Location

Foster City, California, United States

About

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of small-molecule product candidates to address serious diseases, including oncology, obesity and NASH. Terns’ pipeline includes three clinical stage development programs including an allosteric BCR-ABL inhibitor, a small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, and a THR-β agonist, and a preclinical GIPR modulator program. For more information, please visit: www.ternspharma.com.

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