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Scorpion Therapeutics

Biotech & Life Sciences · Boston, United States · Founded 2020

Broadening the reach and impact of precision medicine for oncology MoreLess

Scorpion Therapeutics is a startup operating in the biotechnology sector, specifically focusing on the development of precision oncology treatments. The company's mission is to deliver fast, precise, and lethal strikes against unique cancer drivers. They do this by developing drugs specifically designed to interact with validated cancer targets, optimizing their selectivity and pharmaceutical properties to improve safety and efficacy.

Scorpion Therapeutics serves a broad market, including healthcare providers, cancer patients, and pharmaceutical companies. Their clients are those seeking innovative and effective cancer treatments, and their market is global, given the universal nature of cancer.

The business model of Scorpion Therapeutics is based on research and development of new drugs, followed by partnerships with larger pharmaceutical companies for distribution and sales. A recent example of this is their partnership with Pierre Fabre, where they prioritized investment in a third asset. This model allows Scorpion Therapeutics to focus on what they do best - developing innovative cancer treatments - while leveraging the resources and distribution networks of established pharmaceutical companies.

Scorpion Therapeutics generates revenue through these partnerships, either through upfront payments, milestone payments based on the progress of drug development, or royalties from the sales of the drugs they develop.

The company prides itself on its world-class team of experts in various fields, including cancer biology, medicinal chemistry, chemical proteomics, computational chemistry, molecular biophysics, machine learning, and drug development. They also place a high value on their work culture, seeking team members who share their cultural commitments.

Keywords: Biotechnology, Precision Oncology, Cancer Treatment, Drug Development, Pharmaceutical Partnerships, Cancer Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Proteomics, Computational Chemistry, Molecular Biophysics.

Company overview

Scorpion Therapeutics company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Boston, United States
Employees
16
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
61.9
Investment activity
1 companies · latest Jan 2025
Capital deployed
$0
Preferred round
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Valuation & funding

Scorpion Therapeutics funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing Jan 2025 $2.5B $2.5B Eli Lilly
SERIES COther financing Jul 2024 $150M $600M Atlas Venture · Wellington Management · Abingworth · Invus
SERIES BOther financing Jan 2021 $162M $648M Invus · OrbiMed · Omega Funds · Janus Henderson Investors
SERIES AOther financing Oct 2020 $108M $432M Abingworth · Omega Funds · Partners HealthCare · Atlas Venture
SPINOUTOther financing Jan 2020 $0 Harvard University
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Growth signals

Scorpion Therapeutics website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Scorpion Therapeutics is 70 monthly website visits, down 95.6% over the last three months. Scorpion Therapeutics's team declined 20% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits70 3-month web change-95.6% 1-year team growth-20%
Monthly website visits55 observations · Dec 2020–Aug 2025
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Comparisons

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Capital deployed

Scorpion Therapeutics investments and acquisitions

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Scorpion Therapeutics's talent

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Team profiled 12 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 3 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

23 investors on Scorpion Therapeutics's cap table

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Series A 16 investors entered at this stage
Atlas Venture
Vida Ventures
Abingworth
Omega Funds
Partners HealthCare
Tavistock Group
EcoR1 Capital
Invus
OrbiMed
Janus Henderson Investors
Nextech Invest
Logos Capital
Wellington Management
Casdin Capital
Boxer Capital
Woodline Partners
Series B+ 5 investors entered at this stage
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Frazier Life Sciences
Willett Advisors
Surveyor Capital
Fidelity Investments
Other known 2 additional known investors
Eli Lilly
Harvard University

Global footprint

Where Scorpion Therapeutics has talent and traffic

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Scorpion Therapeutics

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