Spirogen - Ownership and Business Overview

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Spirogen Ownership

Who owns Spirogen?

Spirogen is owned by MedImmune. It was acquired on October 15, 2013.

Was Spirogen formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Spirogen was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Spirogen Business Overview

Where is Spirogen headquartered?

Spirogen is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What sector is Spirogen in?

Spirogen is a life science company.

When was Spirogen founded?

Spirogen was founded in 2001.

Life Science M&A Summary in 2013

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, life science ranked 8 in number of deals in 2013. The largest life science acquisition in 2013 was Onyx Pharmaceuticals - which was acquired by Amgen for $10.4B.

Join Mergr to view all 192 acquisitions of life science companies in 2013, including 26 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 166 by strategics.

Spirogen Ltd.

The QMB Innovation Centre, 42 New Road,
London, E1 2AX
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7278 0555
www.spirogen.com

The Spirogen group was founded in 2001 as a spin-out from several institutions including University College London and with partial funding by Cancer Research UK. It is majority owned by Auven Therapeutics. It has developed a novel class of highly potent cytotoxic warheads based on its proprietary pyrrolobenzodiazepines (PBDs), DNA minor groove binding agents, which bind and cross-link specific sites of DNA of the cancer cell.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Life Science

Established

2001

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