Israeli Startup Ayala Taking BMS Cancer Drug Into Phase II With $17m Financing
Executive Summary
Ayala Pharma, which launched in late 2017, has raised $17m via a series A financing round to propel its lead precision cancer therapy into Phase II – an asset it licensed from Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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