We didn’t wait for the next advance against cancer. We created it.

Bicycle Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BCYC) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel class of medicines, referred to as “Bicycles®”, for diseases that are underserved by existing therapeutics

CEO: Kevin Lee
CIC oversight: Michael Anstey
Year of investment: 2017

Investment thesis

  • The technology is based on groundbreaking work conceived in the laboratory of Sir Greg Winter with the help of Professor Christian Heinis.
  • The company is pioneering the development of bicyclic peptides, or Bicycles® – a unique therapeutic class, combining the pharmacological properties normally associated with a biologic with the manufacturing and pharmacokinetic advantages of a small molecule, yet with no signs of immunogenicity observed to date

“Despite the challenges presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have made significant progress towards achieving our 2020 objectives. We remain confident in our ability to achieve our near-term milestones, which should help enable our vision of pioneering the development of novel therapies for patients suffering from cancer and other serious diseases.”

Kevin Lee, CEO of Bicycle Therapeutics

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