Private aTyr raises $59m to target autoimmune diseases
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
San Diego-based aTyr Pharma raised $49 million in Series D equity financing and secured a $10 million loan to support clinical development of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases.
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