March 07, 2023

Global Brain has invested in Alpha Fusion Inc., a drug discovery startup developing next generation alpha radiotherapy drugs with Astatine for multiple cancers

Global Brain has invested in Alpha Fusion Inc. (Alpha Fusion), a company developing Astatine based innovative alpha therapies, through its JGC MIRAI Innovation Fund L.P. (JGC MIRAI Innovation Fund).

Alpha Fusion is a drug discovery company that unleashes the potential of Astatine (At-211) based alpha radiotherapy drugs to contribute to cancer treatment globally. In the field of targeted alpha particle emitters which recently has been getting attention worldwide, Alpha Fusion, by collaborating with research institutions such as Osaka University and major manufacturers of cyclotron in Japan, has been expanding the possibilities of Astatine based drug discovery and its world-class innovative pipelines and platform. Targeted alpha radiotherapy drugs using Astatine is expected to be a novel cancer treatment with unprecedented high efficacy and safety as it treats cancers with unmet medical needs and metastasis like a micro-level precision surgery.

Global Brain has decided to invest in Alpha Fusion for of its uniqueness of Astatine, high unmet medical needs in cancer area, and management with expertise in this field. Global Brain will contribute to the business growth of Alpha Fusion in collaboration with JGC JAPAN CORPORATION.

About Alpha Fusion

Location
Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
CEO
Sunao Fujioka
Founded
Apr 2021
URL
https://alpha-fusion.com/

About JGC MIRAI Innovation Fund

Name
JGC MIRAI Innovation Fund L.P.
General Partner
Global Brain Corporation
Fund Size
JPY 5 billion
Fund Term
10 years

About Global Brain

Location
Tokyo, Japan
Representative
Yasuhiko Yurimoto
Founded
January 1998
URL
https://globalbrains.com/

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