Landos has filed to go public after a phase 2 trial of its Virginia Tech-invented IBD treatment produced favourable results this month.

Landos Biopharma, a US-based autoimmune disease therapeutics developer exploiting Virginia Tech research, has filed for a $100m initial public offering.
Founded in 2017, the spinout has been working on a small molecule-based drug called BT-11 to treat autoimmune and inflammatory problems associated with two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Earlier this month, an orally-administered form of the drug demonstrated positive effects in a 12-week phase 2 trial with patients suffering mild-to-moderate…