Astex uses its fragment based drug discovery technology to identify and develop new medicines, primarily for the treatment of cancer and antiviral diseases. The company has a number of internally developed therapeutic candidates in clinical trials. Astex merged with SuperGen in July 2011 and was acquired by Otsuka Pharma for $860 million in September 2013.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Cambridge
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $150K
Founded date: 1999
Investors 2
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Funding Rounds 1
Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
04.05.2022 | - | $150K | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
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31.12.2022 | Astex Co-founder and CEO Harren Jhoti Awarded OBE in the Kin... | CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, Dec. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astex Pharmaceuticals, UK, congratulate... | einpresswi... |
31.12.2022 | Astex Co-founder and CEO Harren Jhoti Awarded OBE in the Kin... | /EIN News/ -- CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, Dec. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astex Pharmaceuticals, UK... | einpresswi... |
13.01.2021 | Taiho and Astex extend strategic oncology collaboration with... | Taiho and Astex extend strategic oncology collaboration with MSD 13-01-2021 Taiho Pharmaceutical Co,... | cambridgen... |
08.07.2019 | LeadXpro to collaborate with a British drug discovery compan... | startuptic... | |
07.06.2019 | Astex Pharmaceuticals and Otsuka announce results of latest ... | Astex Pharmaceuticals and Otsuka announce results of latest study 07-06-2019 Astex Pharmaceuticals a... | cambridgen... |
16.03.2018 | Astex continues to deliver in oncology | Astex continues to deliver in oncology 16-03-2018 Astex Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company de... | cambridgen... |
21.11.2016 | Astex Pharmaceuticals Makes Strategic Investment in Dementia... | Astex Pharmaceuticals, a Cambridge, England, UK-based pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discov... | finsmes.co... |
12.10.2015 | Dementia Consortium signs new pharma partner Astex Pharmaceu... | Dementia Consortium signs new pharma partner Astex Pharmaceuticals 12-10-2015 The Dementia Consortiu... | cambridgen... |