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Boundless Bio: designing cancer therapies around extrachromosomal DNA

Boundless Bio launches with $46M series A to tackle unexplored extrachromosomal DNA target space in cancer

September 20, 2019 5:54 PM UTC
Updated on Nov 6, 2019 at 4:31 AM UTC

With a $46.4 million series A round led by Arch Venture Partners and City Hill Ventures, Boundless Bio is opening up a new target space in cancer by combining a commercially explored concept in tumor biology with President and CEO Zach Hornby’s expertise in precision medicine.

The San Diego-based company was founded around the idea that extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is behind the amplification of certain oncogenes and the rapid evolution of cancer cells. ...