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Cooley advised Archon Biosciences, a biotechnology company pioneering computationally designed antibody cages (AbCs) to unlock powerful therapeutic targets beyond the reach of existing modalities, on its $20 million seed financing led by Madrona Ventures.

Cooley advised ARCH Venture Partners, which co-led a $1 billion Series A funding round in Xaira Therapeutics. Partners Colleen Badgley, Danielle Naftulin and Dave Peinsipp led the Cooley team advising ARCH, a venture capital firm catalyzing discoveries that prevent, detect and cure disease.

Cooley advised Parse Biosciences on its $50 million Series C financing. Partner Sonya Erickson led the Cooley team advising Parse Biosciences, which develops single-cell sequencing products used by more than 1,000 labs worldwide.

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Cooley advised CERo Therapeutics, an immunotherapy company, on its merger agreement with Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp.

Cooley advised Eliem Therapeutics on its $92 million initial public offering of 7,360,000 shares of common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Eliem Therapeutics, whose securities now trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ELYM, is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for neuronal excitability disorders to address unmet needs in chronic pain, psychiatry, epilepsy, and other disorders of the peripheral and central nervous systems. Partners Alan Hambelton, Sonya Erickson and Stephen Rosen led the Cooley team.