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Agomab Announces the Appointment of Former Sandoz CFO Colin Bond to its Board of Directors

Antwerp, Belgium, November 18, 2024 – Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced the appointment of Colin Bond to the company’s Board of Directors as a non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. With an extensive career in finance that spans over three decades at leading international corporations, Colin also brings fifteen years of experience

Agomab Announces $89 Million Series D Financing to Support Broad Fibrosis- focused Pipeline

Antwerp, Belgium, October 25, 2024 – Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced a $89 million (€82.1 million) Series D financing round, with participation from new investors Sanofi and Invus, as well as existing investors. The proceeds from the Series D will be used to further advance the ongoing clinical development of Agomab’s lead candidate, AGMB-129,

Agomab Bolsters Executive Team with Appointment of Pierre Kemula as Chief Financial Officer

Antwerp, Belgium, July 11, 2024 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that Pierre Kemula will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective November 1, 2024, bringing more than 15 years of experience in global biotech financial leadership. Mr. Kemula joins Agomab from CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), where he currently serves as CFO. In

Agomab Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for AGMB-447 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Antwerp, Belgium, June 6, 2024 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it has received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for AGMB-447, its inhaled, small molecule inhibitor of ALK5. Agomab is evaluating AGMB-447 as a potential treatment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in a Phase 1 clinical trial (NCT06181370).

Agomab Starts Phase 1 Clinical Study for AGMB-447 in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Ghent, Belgium, December 14, 2023 Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it has dosed the first subject in a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical study of AGMB-447, an inhaled lung-restricted small molecule inhibitor of ALK5 (TGFβRI or ALK5). The study is evaluating AGMB-447 in healthy subjects and in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Agomab Appoints Angelika Jahreis as Member of the Board of Directors and Andrea Sáez as Chief Development Officer

Ghent, Belgium, November 29, 2023 – Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’), a company developing differentiated programs with disease-modifying potential in fibrotic diseases, announced today the appointment of Angelika Jahreis, MD, PhD, as an independent non-executive director to Agomab’s Board of Directors, while Andrea Sáez, PhD, will join Agomab’s executive leadership team as Chief Development Officer. As

Agomab Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for AGMB-129 in Fibrostenosing Crohn’s Disease and Starts STENOVA Phase 2a Clinical Trial

– Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) today announced that it received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for AGMB-129 for the potential treatment of Fibrostenosing Crohn’s Disease (FSCD). In addition, Agomab has initiated its STENOVA Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating AGMB-129.