News

VarmX raises €30 million Series B2 financing for IND approval and preparations for pivotal trial

- Sound Bioventures and EIC Fund join existing investors EQT Life Sciences (formerly LSP), Inkef, Lundbeckfonden BioCapital, Ysios Capital, BioGeneration Ventures, InnovationQuarter and Libertatis Ergo Holding
- Proceeds to be used to obtain IND approval for VMX-C001 and complete preparations for pivotal trial, including large scale manufacturing

VarmX Appoints Dr. Jeffrey Lawson, MD, PhD as Chief Scientific Officer

Prof. Dr. Pieter Reitsma, former CSO and founder, to continue as Special Advisor to VarmX management & Board

VarmX appoints Paul Roos as Chief Financial Officer

Leiden, The Netherlands, 31 January 2023 - VarmX, a biotech company focusing on the development of innovative approaches for the reversal of anticoagulation, today announces the appointment of Paul Roos as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Paul has a wealth of experience in the international life sciences industry and investment banking, and will oversee VarmX’s finance department, whilst also bringing his leadership to the legal and IT functions.

VarmX to Present New Data at the 2022 ISTH Congress

Preclinical data package details pharmacology and
safety of VMX-C001, VarmX’s lead compound

First Subjects Dosed in First-in-Human Trial for VarmX’s Anticoagulant Reversal Agent, VMX-C001

• Trial will assess safety, tolerability, PK and PD of VMX-C001
• Major corporate milestone achieved as VarmX transitions into a clinical-stage company

VarmX awarded funding from the EIC Accelerator

Leiden, The Netherlands, 21 October 2021 - VarmX, a biotech company focusing on the development of innovative approaches for the reversal of anticoagulation, has been awarded up to €17.5 million from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator.

VarmX to Present New Data on Lead Compound, VMX-C001, at the ISTH 2021 Virtual Congress

Leiden, The Netherlands, 19 July 2021 - VarmX today announces that new preclinical data on VMX-C001 has been selected to be presented during an oral presentation at the ISTH (International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis) Virtual Congress on Tuesday, 20 July, 2021 at 11.00-12.00 EDT.

VarmX appoints Dr. Jan Öhrström as CEO, and Dr. Alex Gold to Supervisory Board

VarmX announces the appointment of Dr. Jan Öhrström, as Chief Executive Officer, and of Dr. Alex Gold to the Supervisory Board.

VarmX appoints Dr. Gerard Short as Chief Medical Officer

VarmX raises € 32 million series B financing

VarmX raises € 12.5 million to develop VMX-COO1

Funding enables clinical stage trials of lead compound VMX-COO1.

Engineered factor Xa variants retain procoagulant activity independent of direct factor Xa inhibitors

VarmX announces publication in Nature Communications of groundbreaking snake venom inspired approach to restore blood clotting in patients using anticoagulants.

VarmX raises seed capital for development of VMX-C001

Restoring blood clotting in patients using anticoagulants.