ASP Isotopes, IsoBio announces Series Seed funding of IsoBio

ASP Isotopes (ASPI) completed an initial Series Seed financing round of IsoBio, a U.S.-based radiotherapeutic development company. IsoBio plans to use the capital raised to develop potent targeted therapies for cancer patients using monoclonal antibodies against derisked and validated tumor antigens, as well as novel tumor targets, that will be combined with highly active novel isotopes to produce much-needed new treatments. For the successful development and commercial supply of radiotherapeutics, the supply chain is critical and in recent years there have been many examples where the clinical development and commercial progress of radiotherapies have been constrained by limited supply of the required commonly used isotopes. The strategic partnership between IsoBio with ASP Isotopes should reduce the uncertainty of the isotope supply chain and provide IsoBio with a significant advantage over other biotechnology companies trying to develop novel targeted radiotherapies particularly as some of the complex isotopes become tailored for the treatment of specific tumors and are not available for development. IsoBio is developing radiotherapeutics containing Lutetium-177, Actinium-225, Terbium-161, and other undisclosed novel radioisotopes, which will be attached to antibodies using novel proprietary linker and conjugation technology to create highly potent antibody-isotope conjugates. AICs will provide a highly targeted approach for difficult to treat tumors allowing for maximal efficacy while minimizing off-target toxicity. IsoBio has closed its initial Series Seed financing round, raising $5 million from ASP Isotopes.