Zack Gong

Cooley advised Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in China, on its licensing of global rights (excluding Greater China) for the development, production and commercialization of three of its proprietary glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs to Hercules CM Newco, a newly established Delaware company.

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 D3 Bio – an emerging global biotechnology company that focuses on discovery, development and registration of innovative cancer drugs – on the close of its $62 million Series A+ financing.

Cooley advised COUR Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of first-in-class disease-modifying therapies designed to induce antigen-specific tolerance for immune-mediated diseases, on the close of its $105 million Series A financing.

Cooley advised SystImmune, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for SystImmune’s BL-B01D1.