Private Company Edition: In other venture capital mega-rounds, Aurion brought in $120m, Sionna launched with $111m and Irish firm Renexxion said a private equity group committed up to $100m in total investment to be made within 36 months of a future public listing. 

Apollo’s $145m financing will help advance its 15-plus candidate portfolio into clinical development. With Patient Square leading the round, its expertise with BridgeBio and co. will help guide Apollo’s evolution.

Calcilytix chief medical officer Jonathan Fox talked to Scrip about the development plans for encaleret for the rare form of hypoparathyroidism.

Since raising $135m in 2017 to address rare, monogenic diseases, BridgeBio has launched or purchased 17 companies and built a pipeline of 30-plus candidates. Scrip checked in as the company nears commercialization.