Pheon Therapeutics, of London, designs antibody-drug conjugates against an undisclosed target overexpressed across a wide range of solid tumours; its lead carries eight topoisomerase 1 inhibitor molecules per antibody and showed a wide therapeutic index preclinically. It raised a 120 million dollar Series B in 2024 and has entered early human trials.
Pheon Therapeutics is a London-based antibody-drug conjugate specialist building a pipeline of ADCs against undisclosed new targets and clinically validated ones, using either its proprietary payload platform, which acts through a mechanism distinct from established payloads, or established linker-payloads. Its first three assets address an undisclosed novel target that is highly overexpressed across a wide range of solid tumours; the lead uses a DAR8 topoisomerase 1 inhibitor linker-payload and the company reported an unusually wide preclinical therapeutic index, with a first phase 1 trial planned from 2024. By September 2025 the company described itself as clinical-stage. In May 2024 Pheon closed a USD 120 million Series B led by TCGX with BVF Partners, Lightspeed and Perceptive Advisors alongside existing investors Atlas Venture, Brandon Capital, Forbion and Research Corporation Technologies.
| Round | Year | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | 2024 | $120M | pheontx.com |
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Shares Forbion, Atlas Venture.
Shares TCGX (TCG Crossover), Atlas Venture.
Shares Lightspeed Venture Partners, Atlas Venture.
Shares Lightspeed Venture Partners, Atlas Venture.
Shares Lightspeed Venture Partners, Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
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