Spero Therapeutics develops therapeutics for treatment of gram-negative infections.
Spero Therapeutics is developing first in class therapeutics for treatment of gram-negative infections. The company leverages a top-tier chemistry and microbiology team, an efficient virtual approach to drug development, and a focus on high potential, novel mechanisms to fill the unmet need for early stage therapeutics targeting serious bacterial infections. Its lead program addresses a novel target driving virulence and persistence of pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and other gram-negative pathogens.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Jun 30, 2021 | Post-IPO Equity | $40M | 1 | Pfizer | — | Detail |
Feb 8, 2021 | Grant | $256K | 1 | National Science Foundation | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Pfizer | Yes | Post-IPO Equity |
National Science Foundation | Yes | Grant |