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Stories naming NZ Innovation Booster. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

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Amaroq Therapeutics hits early milestones and makes key appointments to Scientific Advisory Board

Cancer biotech Amaroq Therapeutics appointed four experts to its advisory board as it moves toward clinical trials; the New Zealand company's backers include Brandon Capital, which reports $14m invested to date.

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Amaroq Therapeutics hits early milestones and makes key appointments to Scientific Advisory Board

New Zealand biotech Amaroq Therapeutics reported early progress toward clinical trials and appointed four leading scientists to its scientific advisory board, strengthening its lncRNA cancer therapy programme.

Seed $14m

Boosting product confidence of a world-leading RNA therapeutics start-up

Case study on how CSIRO's bioinformatics teams independently validated the cancer-target findings of Amaroq Therapeutics, a New Zealand biotech whose $14m seed round was funded by the Brandon Capital-managed MRCF and others.

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Seed $14m

Boosting product confidence of a world-leading RNA therapeutics start-up

New Zealand cancer biotech Amaroq Therapeutics had its lncRNA drug targets independently validated by CSIRO, according to this profile, which also recalls its $14 million seed round and support from Callaghan Innovation.

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Brandon Capital leads $14m investment to develop new cancer drug

Brandon Capital's site announces it led $14m for Amaroq Therapeutics, an Otago spinout developing RNA-based cancer treatments — the firm's first deal as a government-backed incubator. The piece also recalls Kea Therapeutics' shutdown.

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$14m invested in world-leading RNA therapy: University of Otago spinout targeting new cancer treatments

Brandon Capital led a NZ$14 million investment in Amaroq Therapeutics, a University of Otago spinout developing RNA cancer therapies, with three co-investors and a Callaghan Innovation repayable grant supporting the deal.

Unnamed stage NZ$14m

$14m invested in world-leading RNA therapy: University of Otago spinout targeting new cancer treatments

University of Otago cancer RNA spinout Amaroq Therapeutics has raised NZ$14 million led by Brandon Capital with Otago Innovation, NZ Innovation Booster and Cure Kids Ventures to advance its lncRNA-targeting cancer therapies.

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