January 7, 2025, Alebund Pharmaceuticals (“Alebund” or the “Company”), an integrated biopharmaceutical company focusing on developing innovative therapies for renal diseases and related chronic conditions, announced the closing of RMB 550 million in Series C financing. Participating investors in this round include a renowned healthcare fund, Yangzhou Guojin Investment Group Co. LTD, and Kingray Capital.
This round of financing will support Alebund in advancing the development and commercial activities of its pipelines in renal disease and to accelerate the development of multiple clinical-stage programs. The fund will support accelerating new drug application (NDA) in China for the best-in-class iron-based phosphate binder AP301 and the conduct of its global pivotal study; the conduct of US/China phase 2 study for the first-in-class pan phosphate transporter inhibitor AP306, and further commercial expansion for Mircera® in China.
Chronic kidney disease has become an increasingly serious global public health problem, and its incidence rate is increasing over the years. Focusing on developing innovative treatments for renal diseases, Alebund has built a diversified and balanced pipeline of drug candidates targeting a range of renal indications, including chronic kidney disease (CKD)/dialysis complications, IgA nephropathy, diabetic kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Alebund has completed the construction of the small molecule production site in Yangzhou and put it into service. Alebund has established a dedicated commercial team in China, focusing on the commercial promotion of Mircera® and launch preparations for future products in its pipeline.
“The successful closing of Series C financing once again proves the importance of the research and development of new therapies for chronic kidney diseases and the confidence from the market in the Alebund team. ” Dr. Gavin Xia, Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Alebund commented, “We will accelerate the development of Alebund’s innovative pipeline globally and expand our commercial footprint in China, to strengthen our influence in renal diseases area, to bring better therapeutic options to patients in China and globally as soon as possible. “
About Alebund Pharmaceuticals
Alebund was incubated in Shanghai in 2018. It focuses on the discovery, development, production and commercialization of novel therapies primarily for kidney diseases and their complications, as well as other chronic conditions, to bring greater therapeutic options to patients in China and globally. Alebund has built a diversified and balanced pipeline of drug candidates targeting a range of renal indications, including chronic kidney disease (CKD)/dialysis complications, IgA nephropathy, diabetic kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Alebund’s small molecule manufacturing site in Yangzhou has completed construction and has been in service. Alebund has also established a dedicated commercialization team in China, responsible for the commercial promotion of renal products.
礼邦医药宣布完成 C 轮首次 5.5 亿元融资
2025 年 1 月 7 日，礼邦医药（“礼邦”或“公司”），一家专注于开发治疗肾脏疾病及相关慢性病创新药物的综合性生物制药公司，宣布近日顺利完成 C 轮首次 5.5 亿元人民币融资。本轮投资由某知名产业基金，扬州国金集团、熙诚金睿等共同投资。
本轮融资将支持礼邦全面推进其肾脏疾病管线的开发和商业化，同时用于加速多个临床项目的推进。其中包括同类最佳铁基磷结合剂 AP301 中国的新药上市申报和全球注册三期临床试验的开展，全球首创小分子泛磷转运蛋白抑制剂 AP306 中美二期临床试验的进一步开展，以及首个商业化产品 美信罗®在中国的商业化销售网络的扩展。
慢性肾脏病已经成为一项日益严重的全球性公共卫生健康问题，其发病率呈现逐年增高趋势。作为中国第一家专注肾脏病领域新药研发、生产及销售的企业，礼邦已经建立了丰富且均衡的肾脏病新药产品管线，包括针对慢性肾病（CKD）/透析并发症、IgA 肾病、糖尿病肾病、局灶阶段性肾小球硬化（FSGS）、常染色体显性多囊肾病（ADPKD）等的产品；礼邦小分子生产基地已完成建设并投入使用；同时礼邦也搭建了肾科的专科销售团队，专注于美信罗®在中国的商业化推广及后续自研产品的上市准备。
“此次 C 轮融资的顺利完成再次证明了市场对慢性肾脏病领域的重视以及对礼邦团队的信心。” 礼邦联合创始人、董事长兼首席执行官夏国尧博士表示，“我们将全速推进礼邦创新肾脏病管线的全球研发进程，继续扩大在中国的商业化布局，加深礼邦在肾脏病领域新药研发及商业化拓展的影响力，为中国及全球肾脏病患者提供更多更优的治疗方案。”
关于礼邦医药
2018 年初，礼邦医药孵化于中国上海。作为一家生物制药公司，礼邦主要致力于肾脏病以及其相关慢性疾病创新药物的发现，开发，生产和商业化，为全球慢性肾脏病及相关疾病患者提供更佳临床治疗方案。礼邦医药已经建立起了丰富且均衡的肾脏病新药产品管线，包括针对慢性肾病（CKD）/透析并发症、IgA 肾病、糖尿病肾病、局灶阶段性肾小球硬化（FSGS）、常染色体显性多囊肾病（ADPKD）等的产品。礼邦医药已建成并启用小分子生产基地，并搭建了肾科专科销售团队负责相关产品的中国商业化推广。