Wilson Therapeutics AB has completed a private placement of USD 40,000,000 (SEK 260,000,000) directed to the venture capital firms Abingworth LLP and MVM Life Science Partners LLP and the existing investor HealthCap.
Wilson Therapeutics AB is a life science company focused on the development of drugs for the treatment of Wilson’s Disease, a rare genetic disease that affects approximately 1 in 15,000 people worldwide. The private placement is conducted to finance further product development, clinical trials and commercialisation of the company’s products.
Vinge represented HealthCap and Wilson Therapeutics AB in the private placement and Vinge’s team consisted of partner Jesper Ottergren together with, among others, Kristian Ford and Karin Engström.