Alexandria Venture Investments was among the participants in a series B round which will support clinical trials for Acrivon's lead oncology drug candidate.

US-based cancer drug developer Acrivon Therapeutics secured $100m yesterday in a series B round backed by life science real estate investment trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Investment manager Wellington Management co-led the round with Surveyor Capital, a subsidiary of wealth management firm Citadel, while Alexandria took part through its venture capital vehicle, Alexandria Venture Investments.

The round also featured RA Capital Management, Perceptive Advisors, Sands Capital, HBM Healthcare Investments, Marshall Wace, HealthCor Management, BB Pureos Bioventures, Acorn Bioventures and an…

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