Lilly Asia Ventures has returned for a $147m series D round that will allow InventisBio to advance its treatments for breast cancer and gout into phase 2 clinical trials.

China-based oncology and metabolic drug developer InventisBio yesterday revealed $147m in series D funding from investors including Lilly Asia Ventures, a regional corporate venturing subsidiary of pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly.

GL Ventures, an affiliate of private equity firm Hillhouse Capital, led the round, which also featured Qiming Venture Partners, Janchor, AIHC Capital, Matrix Partner China, Dyee Capital, E Fund Capital, OrbiMed Asia, Pudong Innotek, Advantech Capital and CMB International.

The round also included unnamed participants.

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Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.