Kither Biotech is a biopharma company founded by Prof. Emilio Hirsch, Prof. Alberto Bardelli and Marco Kevin Malisani. The company aims to identify and develop new drug candidates for the treatment of pulmonary diseases, with specific focus on cystic fibrosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Kither Biotech is a spin-off from the University of Turin and actively collaborates with the Molecular Biotechnology Center (University of Turin) and other research centres in the world. The company developed a pipeline of treatments currently under preclinical development, with programs in cystic fibrosis, asthma, COPD, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other therapeutic areas. |
Location: Italy, Piemont, Turin
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $26.74M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Italian An... | italianang... |
| - | CDP Ventur... | en.cdpvent... |
| - | Club degli... | clubdeglin... |
| - | 3B Future ... | 3bfuturehe... |
| - | Elysia Cap... | elysiacapi... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 29.03.2022 | Series B | $20.44M | - |
| 05.07.2019 | - | $6.31M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 22.09.2023 | Can Biopharma Innovations Cure Chronic Inflammatory Diseases... | “`html Key Takeaways Kither Biotech is on the cutting edge of biopharma and biotechnology, developi... | eustartup.... |
| 29.03.2022 | Kither Biotech Raises €18.5M in Series B Funding | Kither Biotech, a Turin, Italy-based biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for rare r... | finsmes.co... |
| 17.03.2022 | Kither Biotech closes €18M+ Series B | Kither Biotech has raised €18.5 million in a Series B co-led by Claris Ventures and 2 Invest. The It... | pitchbook.... |
| 16.03.2022 | Kither Biotech Raises €18.5 Million Series B and Appoints Dr... | Turin, Italy, 16 March 2022 Kither Biotech (Kither or the Company), a biopharmaceutical company deve... | 3bfuturehe... |
| 16.03.2022 | Kither Biotech Raises €18.5 Million Series B and Appoints Dr... | Kither Biotech Raises €18.5 Million Series B and Appoints Dr. Vincent Metzler as Chief Executive Off... | globenewsw... |
| 09.07.2019 | Kither Biotech Raises €5.6M in Financing | Kither Biotech, a Turin, Italy-based spin-off company from the University of Turin focusing on the d... | finsmes.co... |
| 05.07.2019 | Kither Biotech raises a €5.6m financing round to support the... | Kither Biotech raises a €5.6m financing round to support the clinical development of a new drug fo... | italianang... |