GSK-Backed Sitryx Launches With Six Immunometabolism Eggs In Its Basket
Executive Summary
GlaxoSmithKline, SV Health Investors and Sofinnova are among the backers of a new Oxford-based biotech which has raised $30m in series A financing and boasts a strong line-up of academic founders. CEO Neil Weir outlines Sitryx's raison d'etre.
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