RA Capital

RA Capital Management, L.P. is a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on growth capital and early-stage investments in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Established in 2001, the firm specializes in funding companies involved in drug development, medical devices, diagnostics, and biotechnology. It engages in a range of investment stages, from seed funding to later rounds and public offerings, often preferring to co-invest and take board positions. RA Capital targets companies that are innovating in areas such as prevention, cost-effective diagnostics, genetic testing, and personalized medicine. The firm is staffed by professionals with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, and medicine, providing them with a deep understanding of the scientific and regulatory landscape. This expertise allows RA Capital to identify promising technologies and offer strategic guidance, including potential partnerships and insights into public market demands.

Ryan Berry

Analyst

Michael Calore

Director of Investor Relations

Tess Cameron

Principal

Parker Cassidy

Principal

Amanda Daniels

Operations Team

Derek DiRocco

Partner

Matthew Hammond

Principal

Nathaniel B. Horwitz

Principal

Peter Kolchinsky Ph.D

Managing Partner

Andrew Levin Ph.D

Managing Partner

Daniel Marks Ph.D

Principal

Josh Resnick

Managing Director

Zach Scheiner

Principal

Rajeev Shah

Managing Partner

Jake Simson

Partner

Laura Tadvalkar

Principal

Jack Vailas

Senior Associate

Past deals in Clinical Trials

DBV Technologies

Post in 2022
DBV Technologies S.A. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of epicutaneous immunotherapy products aimed at treating food allergies. The company’s lead candidate, Viaskin Peanut, has completed Phase III clinical trials for peanut allergies in children, adolescents, and adults. Additionally, DBV is developing Viaskin Milk, which is in Phase I/II trials for cow's milk protein allergy and related conditions, and Viaskin Egg, which is in pre-clinical stages for hen’s egg allergy. The company is also working on a booster vaccine for Bordetella pertussis, along with earlier-stage research programs targeting respiratory syncytial virus, Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, and type I diabetes. DBV Technologies collaborates with Nestlé Health Science to create MAG1C, a diagnostic patch test for non-IgE mediated cow's milk protein allergy in infants and toddlers. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Montrouge, France.

Celcuity

Post in 2022
Celcuity Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on identifying cancer sub-types and therapeutic options for patients in the United States. Utilizing its CELsignia diagnostic platform, the company analyzes a patient’s living tumor cells to determine the specific abnormal cellular processes driving their cancer and the corresponding targeted therapies. Celcuity is developing the CELsignia HSF test to diagnose two new sub-types of HER2-negative breast cancer and is also working on the CELsignia MP test, which aims to identify 11 cancer sub-types across various cancers, including breast, lung, colon, ovarian, kidney, and bladder cancers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Celcuity seeks to enhance treatment options and improve patient care in oncology.

Be Biopharma

Series B in 2022
Be Biopharma, Inc. is focused on developing innovative therapeutics derived from engineered B-cells within the immune system. The company aims to address significant limitations associated with existing cell and gene therapies, such as the challenges of administering multiple doses, unpredictable patient reactions, and the necessity of potentially harmful chemotherapy regimens prior to treatment. Be Biopharma's approach allows for the creation of durable therapies that can be re-administered without toxic conditioning, making these treatments suitable for a range of diseases, including cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. Founded in 2020, Be Biopharma is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Acrivon Therapeutics

Series B in 2021
Acrivon Therapeutics is a biotech company specializing in drug development through early clinical treatment success.

Adela

Series A in 2021
Adela is focused on the detection of cancer and other high-morbidity, high-mortality conditions through a routine blood test.

Century Therapeutics

Series C in 2021
Century Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based therapies for cancer treatment. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company aims to create allogeneic living drugs that specifically target both hematologic and solid tumors. By utilizing iPSCs, Century Therapeutics can engineer immune effector cells through multiple rounds of cellular modification, producing master cell banks that can be expanded and differentiated for therapeutic use. Their innovative approach incorporates advanced technologies such as CRISPR-mediated gene editing and proprietary chimeric antigen receptors, along with Allo-Evasion technology, which helps prevent rejection by the host immune system. These advancements position Century Therapeutics to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of cancer treatments.

IO Biotech

Series B in 2021
IO Biotech ApS is a clinical stage biotech company developing disruptive immune therapies i.e. checkpoint/cancer vaccines. Checkpoint/cancer vaccines suppress the function of regulatory immune cells and induce inflammation in the microenvironment in addition to direct targeting of cancer cells.

Abcuro

Series A in 2021
Abcuro’s mission is to develop a new class of immune-modulatory bio-therapeutics for treating both autoimmunity and cancer. They leverage the systematic target validation and clinical insights gained by its founders to identify new targets. Their intensive use of bioinformatics to interrogate the transcriptome of human disease together with ex-vivo validation in diseased tissue has uncovered new approaches to target key compartments of the immune system. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

CANbridge Pharma

Series E in 2020
CANbridge Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of healthcare products in China and North Asia, particularly for oncology and rare diseases. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Beijing, with additional offices in Shanghai, Cambridge, Taipei, and Hong Kong, the company partners with Western biopharmaceutical firms to bring clinical-stage pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic products to the region. CANbridge specializes in therapies for serious medical conditions that are either unavailable or inadequately addressed in North Asia. Its key product, CAN008, is a glycosylated CD95-Fc fusion protein aimed at treating glioblastoma multiforme, while the company also has a diverse pipeline of biologics and small molecules targeting conditions such as Hunter Syndrome, hemophilia A, and various rare metabolic disorders. Through licensing and exclusive commercialization agreements, CANbridge seeks to enhance healthcare solutions for underserved patient populations in the region.

Achilles Therapeutics

Series C in 2020
Achilles Therapeutics is a developer of immunotherapies intended to offer next-generation, patient-specific therapies to treat cancer. The company's immunotherapies harness the immune system to destroy cancer cells that target truncal tumor neo-antigens and flags to the immune system present on the surface of every cancer cell, enabling scientists to target and destroy tumors without harming healthy tissues.

Be Biopharma

Series A in 2020
Be Biopharma, Inc. is focused on developing innovative therapeutics derived from engineered B-cells within the immune system. The company aims to address significant limitations associated with existing cell and gene therapies, such as the challenges of administering multiple doses, unpredictable patient reactions, and the necessity of potentially harmful chemotherapy regimens prior to treatment. Be Biopharma's approach allows for the creation of durable therapies that can be re-administered without toxic conditioning, making these treatments suitable for a range of diseases, including cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. Founded in 2020, Be Biopharma is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Alchemab Therapeutics

Series A in 2020
Alchemab Therapeutics is developing natural protective antibodies designed to keep people free of hard-to-treat diseases. They are building their transformative engine to identify novel drug targets and develop a broad pipeline of novel antibody therapeutics for hard-to-treat cancers, neurodegenerative conditions, and infectious diseases.
Suzhou Connect Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd., a clinical-stage company, discovers and develops novel medicines for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and inflammation. Its products in pipeline includes CBP-307, an orally-active, second-generation S1P1 agonist for the treatment of a range of autoimmune diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, graft-versus-host disease, psoriasis, and multiple sclerosis; CBP-174 for allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis; and CBP-201, a novel monoclonal antibody for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, asthma, and other types of allergic inflammation. The company is headquartered in Taicang, China with operations in Melbourne and San Diego.

Everest Medicines

Series C in 2020
Everest Medicines Limited, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on licensing, developing, and commercializing therapies for addressing critical unmet medical needs in Greater China and other Asia Pacific markets. It has a portfolio of eight clinical-stage drug candidates for the treatment of oncology, immunology, cardio-renal disease, and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

CANbridge Pharma

Series D in 2020
CANbridge Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of healthcare products in China and North Asia, particularly for oncology and rare diseases. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Beijing, with additional offices in Shanghai, Cambridge, Taipei, and Hong Kong, the company partners with Western biopharmaceutical firms to bring clinical-stage pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic products to the region. CANbridge specializes in therapies for serious medical conditions that are either unavailable or inadequately addressed in North Asia. Its key product, CAN008, is a glycosylated CD95-Fc fusion protein aimed at treating glioblastoma multiforme, while the company also has a diverse pipeline of biologics and small molecules targeting conditions such as Hunter Syndrome, hemophilia A, and various rare metabolic disorders. Through licensing and exclusive commercialization agreements, CANbridge seeks to enhance healthcare solutions for underserved patient populations in the region.

Iterum Therapeutics

Post in 2020
Iterum Therapeutics plc, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, engages in developing anti-infectives for multi-drug resistant pathogens in Ireland and the United States. The company is developing sulopenem, a novel penem anti-infective compound with oral and IV formulations that is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections, complicated urinary tract infections, and complicated intra-abdominal infections. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

FORMA Therapeutics

Series D in 2019
Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for treatment of rare hematologic diseases and cancers. Its core product candidates for development include FT-4202, which is Phase 1 trial for the treatment of sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies; and FT-7051 for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The company is also developing FT-2102, an oral selective small molecule investigational agent that is designed to bind to and inhibit mutated IDH1 enzymes, which is being evaluated in a Phase 2 trial for relapsed/refractory AML, as well as an exploratory Phase 1 trial for glioma; and FT-4101 and FT-8225, which are selective fatty acid synthase inhibitors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Achilles Therapeutics

Series B in 2019
Achilles Therapeutics is a developer of immunotherapies intended to offer next-generation, patient-specific therapies to treat cancer. The company's immunotherapies harness the immune system to destroy cancer cells that target truncal tumor neo-antigens and flags to the immune system present on the surface of every cancer cell, enabling scientists to target and destroy tumors without harming healthy tissues.

Farcast

Series C in 2018
Farcast is a clinical diagnostic company dedicated to providing personalized cancer treatment solutions. Its core technology utilizes a human tumor microenvironment to enable oncologists and drug developers to assess individual tumors and determine their treatment response profiles. This innovative approach aims to surpass traditional biomarker-guided strategies, thereby enhancing access to personalized medicine and improving the clinical management of cancer. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Farcast also operates a laboratory in Bangalore, India, reflecting its commitment to advancing cancer care through cutting-edge technology.

CiVi Biopharma

Venture Round in 2018
CiVi Biopharma is a clinical stage research and development biotechnology company whose mission is to create novel cardiovascular and metabolic therapies that have meaningful value to patients. The company has multiple assets in various stages of development including Intravenous Iloprost in Phase 3 trials for treatment of Systemic Sclerosis.

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

Series B in 2018
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals discovers and develops novel therapeutics targeting peptide hormone receptors for the treatment of endocrine-related diseases and cancers. Their programs are derived from internal discovery efforts and use objective hormonal biomarker endpoints for preclinical and clinical studies to reduce both the risk and cost to achieve meaningful clinical data. Crinetics is seeking motivated partners to help advance Their programs to become commercially successful products.

Realm Therapeutics

Post in 2017
Realm Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company passionately committed to leveraging its proprietary technologies to protect and improve the health of adults and children. The Company's drug development focus, utilizing its immunomodulatory formulations, is targeted initially on developing small molecule therapies in inflammatory diseases with potential application in dermatology and ophthalmology, and the potential for broad applicability across a number of other diseases.

Farcast

Series B in 2016
Farcast is a clinical diagnostic company dedicated to providing personalized cancer treatment solutions. Its core technology utilizes a human tumor microenvironment to enable oncologists and drug developers to assess individual tumors and determine their treatment response profiles. This innovative approach aims to surpass traditional biomarker-guided strategies, thereby enhancing access to personalized medicine and improving the clinical management of cancer. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Farcast also operates a laboratory in Bangalore, India, reflecting its commitment to advancing cancer care through cutting-edge technology.

G1 Therapeutics

Series C in 2016
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for cancer treatment. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. G1 Therapeutics is advancing several investigational therapies, including trilaciclib, an intravenous cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor, currently undergoing Phase 1b/2 trials for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer and Phase 2 trials for first-line small cell lung cancer and metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The company is also developing lerociclib, an oral CDK4/6 inhibitor, which is in Phase 1b/2a trials for breast cancer and Phase 1b trials for non-small cell lung cancer. Additionally, G1 Therapeutics is progressing rintodestrant, an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader, currently in Phase I/2 trials. The company has partnered with Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative to evaluate trilaciclib for neoadjuvant treatment in locally advanced breast cancer. G1 Therapeutics aims to improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients through its innovative therapeutic approaches.

Akari Therapeutics

Post in 2015
Akari Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in London, dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative treatments for rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company's lead product candidate, Coversin, is a second-generation complement inhibitor currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials. It targets several conditions, including paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. Founded in 2015, Akari focuses on creating life-transforming therapies that address the underlying mechanisms of autoinflammatory diseases, specifically those involving the complement and leukotriene pathways.

G1 Therapeutics

Series B in 2015
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for cancer treatment. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. G1 Therapeutics is advancing several investigational therapies, including trilaciclib, an intravenous cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor, currently undergoing Phase 1b/2 trials for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer and Phase 2 trials for first-line small cell lung cancer and metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The company is also developing lerociclib, an oral CDK4/6 inhibitor, which is in Phase 1b/2a trials for breast cancer and Phase 1b trials for non-small cell lung cancer. Additionally, G1 Therapeutics is progressing rintodestrant, an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader, currently in Phase I/2 trials. The company has partnered with Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative to evaluate trilaciclib for neoadjuvant treatment in locally advanced breast cancer. G1 Therapeutics aims to improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients through its innovative therapeutic approaches.

Global Blood Therapeutics

Series B in 2015
GBT is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on discovering, developing, and delivering innovative treatments that provide hope to underserved patient communities. GBT is developing its product candidate, voxelotor, as an oral, once-daily therapy for sickle cell disease. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Nivalis Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2014
Nivalis Therapeutics is developing a novel class of disease-modifying therapies that are designed to preserve intracellular GSNO (S-nitrosoglutathione), an endogenous molecule with cell signaling effects that are implicated in the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis (CF).The Company’s lead candidate, N91115 initially targets patients with the F508del mutation, the most common disease-causing mutation in CF. Nivalis Therapeutics is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of patients with cystic fibrosis and their families. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, United States.

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2014
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage company developing next generation therapeutic vaccines and other immunotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of cancer and chronic infectious diseases. Bellicum's novel approach is to utilize precise knowledge of the signaling pathways that regulate the immune response to target specific factors that can influence the potency and duration of this response.

Sierra Oncology

Series D in 2014
Sierra Oncology, Inc. researches, develops, and commercializes therapies for the treatment of patients with hematology and oncology needs. Its lead drug candidate, momelotinib, is a selective and orally-bioavailable JAK1, JAK2, and ACVR1 inhibitor that has been investigated in two completed Phase 3 trials for the treatment of myelofibrosis. The company is also advancing SRA737, an orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor Checkpoint kinase 1 is being investigated in two Phase 1/2 clinical trials; and SRA141, an orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of cell division cycle 7 kinase. The company was formerly known as ProNAi Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Sierra Oncology, Inc. in January 2017. Sierra Oncology, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Ocera Therapeutics

Post in 2013
Ocera is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for patients with acute and chronic liver disease, an area of high unmet medical need. Ocera's HE clinical development efforts include a recently completed Phase 2b clinical trial, STOP-HE, which evaluated the safety and efficacy of intravenously-administered OCR-002 in resolving neurocognitive symptoms of acute HE in hospitalized patients with elevated ammonia. Ocera is preparing to meet with the FDA later this year to review the IV program and discuss potential development paths forward.

OvaScience

Series B in 2012
OvaScience, Inc. was a fertility company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative treatment options for women facing infertility challenges. The company focused on its patented technology involving the discovery of egg precursor (EggPC) cells, which aimed to transform fertility treatments. Key offerings included OvaPrime, which sought to restore egg production by utilizing a woman’s own EggPC cells; OvaTure, designed to mature these cells into fertilizable eggs outside the body; and AUGMENT, which enhanced fertilization and pregnancy rates by incorporating mitochondria from a woman’s EggPC cells. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, OvaScience was co-founded by notable figures from the life sciences field and was backed by prominent investors. In December 2018, OvaScience was acquired by Millendo Therapeutics in a reverse merger transaction.

Athersys

Venture Round in 2007
Athersys is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of therapeutic product candidates designed to extend and improve the quality of human life. The product development portfolio of the Company includes MultiStem, a stem cell product, which is being developed as a treatment for multiple disease indications, and is being evaluated in two ongoing clinical trials, and has been authorized for use in a third clinical trial. In addition, the Company is developing pharmaceuticals to treat indications such as obesity, certain cognitive and attention disorders, and narcolepsy or other forms of excessive daytime sleepiness.