Galecto Biotech AB, the developer of galectin modulators for the treatment of severe diseases, including fibrosis and cancer, has closed a €79 million financing co-led by Ysios Capital and OrbiMed.
New investors Ysios Capital, OrbiMed, HBM Healthcare Investments, OrbiMed Israel, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Maverick Ventures and Seventure Partners joined existing investors Novo Seeds, M Ventures, and Sunstone Capital in the financing round.
Vinge advised the new investors. The Vinge team included Jesper Ottergren, Erik Sjöman and Charlotte Akej.