Cydan Launches with $16M in Backing

Cydan, an orphan drug accelerator that aims to identify and “de-risk” programs with therapeutic and commercial potential, said that it has launched with $16 million in venture backing. New Enterprise Associates and Pfizer Venture Investments led the financing, with participation from Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. Cydan is based in Cambridge, Mass.

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