Sanofi and Mass General Brigham contributed to a round that pushed the immunotherapy developer's total funding to nearly $60m.

US-based autoimmune disease and cancer drug developer Abcuro has completed a $42m series A-1 round co-led by investment vehicles for pharmaceutical firm Sanofi and healthcare provider Mass General Brigham.

Sanofi Ventures and Mass General Brigham Ventures were joined in the round by Pontifax Venture Capital, Hongsen Investment Group, RA Capital Management and Samsara BioCapital.

Abcuro is developing immunotherapies to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer. It will use the funding to advance its lead drug candidates to the clinical development stage…