Year
DEALS // DEV.
Country
Therapeutic Area
Study Phase
Deal Type
Product Type
Dosage Form
Lead Product
Target
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Study Phase : Discovery Platform
Sponsor : Eli Lilly
Deal Size : $1,300.0 million
Deal Type : Collaboration
Lilly Signs $1.3 billion Deal with Superluminal to Discover Obesity Medicines using AI
Details : Through the collaboration, Superluminal will apply its platform to discover and optimize small molecule therapeutics for undisclosed GPCR targets relevant to cardiometabolic diseases and obesity.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Miscellaneous
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
August 14, 2025
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Highest Development Status : Discovery Platform
Sponsor : Eli Lilly
Deal Size : $1,300.0 million
Deal Type : Collaboration
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Undisclosed
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Superluminal Advances Selective MC4R Agonist To IND Studies For Obesity
Details : Superluminal's compound is an orally administered, highly selective, biased MC4R agonist initially targeting rare genetic forms of obesity and hypothalamic obesity.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Miscellaneous
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
July 22, 2025
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Nutrition and Weight Loss
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Undisclosed
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Technology
Study Phase : Discovery Platform
Recipient : Axcelead
Deal Size : Undisclosed
Deal Type : Collaboration
Axcelead and Superluminal to Collaborate on Drug Discovery Targeting Molecular Mechanisms
Details : The collaboration aims to accelerate the discovery and development of innovative small-molecule therapeutics by jointly addressing multiple defined molecular targets with high unmet medical needs.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Undisclosed
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
June 23, 2025
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Technology
Highest Development Status : Discovery Platform
Recipient : Axcelead
Deal Size : Undisclosed
Deal Type : Collaboration
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Oncology
Study Phase : Preclinical
Sponsor : RA Capital Management
Deal Size : $120.0 million
Deal Type : Series A Financing
Superluminal Medicines Closes $120 Million Series A Round
Details : The funds will support the progression of Superluminal’s lead program into clinical development and increase the number of small molecule drug discovery programs focused on high-value GPCR targets.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Undisclosed
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
September 09, 2024
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Oncology
Highest Development Status : Preclinical
Sponsor : RA Capital Management
Deal Size : $120.0 million
Deal Type : Series A Financing
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Technology
Study Phase : Discovery
Sponsor : RA Capital Management
Deal Size : $33.0 million
Deal Type : Financing
Details : The funding will be used to progress Superluminal’s pipeline of small molecule drug discovery programs initially focused on high-value G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) targets.
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Undisclosed
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
August 28, 2023
Lead Product(s) : Undisclosed
Therapeutic Area : Technology
Highest Development Status : Discovery
Sponsor : RA Capital Management
Deal Size : $33.0 million
Deal Type : Financing