Jerusalem, Israel, September 18, 2017 – Enlivex Therapeutics, Ltd., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, today announced the closing of a $8 million Series B equity financing round.
The financing was led by KIP Global Pharma Private Equity Fund, and HBL, a life-sciences investment company. Following the closing, KIP will has appointed two new members to the Enlivex board of directors.
Shai Novik, Chairman of Enlivex, commented, “We are pleased to welcome KIP as a significant shareholder. KIP, which is the largest Venture Capital fund in Korea, brings to the table a precedent track record of success in the Korean Venture Capital market with specific domain expertise in the pharmaceutical sector. We look forward to a fruitful cooperation, building shareholder value together”.
Sangwoo Lee, Executive Director of the Investment Department & Head of U.S. Branch at Korea Investment Partners Co. Ltd, commented: “this is our second investment in the bio-tech space in Israel. We are truly excited about the potential of Enlivex to effect a change in the space of immune-therapy”.
ABOUT ENLIVEX
Enlivex is a clinical stage immunotherapy company, developing an allogeneic drug pipeline for immune system rebalancing. Immune system rebalancing is critical for the treatment of life-threatening immune and inflammatory conditions which involve hyper-expression of cytokines (Cytokine Release Syndrome) and for which there are no approved treatments (unmet medical needs), as well as solid tumors immune-checkpoint rebalancing. For more information, visit http://www.enlivex.com.
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ENLIVEX CONTACT:
Shachar Shlosberger, CFO
Enlivex Therapeutics, Ltd.
shachar@enlivex-pharm.com