JERUSALEM and HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KAHR, a clinical stage oncology company developing novel dual-targeting fusion protein therapeutics, and Cancer Focus Fund, LP, a unique investment fund established in collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide funding and clinical expertise to advance promising cancer therapies, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1b clinical trial of DSP107, KAHR's CD47x41BB targeting fusion protein, in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The clinical trial is being funded by a previously announced investment from Cancer Focus Fund.
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JERUSALEM, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KAHR, a cancer immunotherapy company developing novel multifunctional immuno-recruitment proteins, today announced the first closing of an investment round raising $46.5 million. The financing was led by aMoon with participation from new investors BVF Partners LP, DAFNA Capital Management LLC, Peregrine Ventures, Shavit Capital and the Cancer Focus Fund. Existing investors also participated in this financing, including Flerie Invest AB, Oriella Limited (CBG, chaired by Vincent Tchenguiz), Pavilion Capital, Hadasit Bio Holdings Ltd (HBL) and Mirae Asset.