DISCO Pharmaceuticals (“DISCO”) today announced the appointment of seasoned biotech leader Mark Manfredi, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as well as the final close of a €36 million seed financing round to advance the company’s pipeline of surfaceome-targeted drug candidates. The seed expansion was co-led by Ackermans & van Haaren and NRW.Bank, with participation from existing investors, Sofinnova Partners, AbbVie Ventures, M Ventures, and Panakes Partners. The proceeds will enable DISCO to advance multiple lead antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidates in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer (MSS-CRC) toward IND-enabling studies and expand its pipeline.
