Investors

Strong consortium of specialist investors

VALIDATION FROM INVESTORS AND BIG PHARMA AT AN EARLY STAGE OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Confo Therapeutics is a private company founded in 2015 by VIB, VUB (Jan Steyaert lab) and Capricorn Partners, with the support of MINTS, PMV, QBIC and V-Bio Ventures.

As an early-stage company moving towards clinical development, we have established a strong financial position backed by an impressive consortium of global investors including: BGV, Capricorn Partners, Fund+, Perceptive Advisors, PMV, University of Michigan, Qbic, V-Bio, VIB and Wellington Partners.

Our deals with big pharma further validate the novelty and potential of our GPCR drug discovery engine.

FOUNDING INSTITUTES

VIB is an entrepreneurial non-profit research institute, with a clear focus on groundbreaking strategic basic research in life sciences and operates in close partnership with the five universities in Flanders – Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Hasselt University.

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel is an internationally oriented university in Brussels, the heart of Europe. Through tailor-made high quality research and education, VUB wants to contribute in an active and committed way to a better society for tomorrow.

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