UniQure

company

About

uniQure is focused on the research and early development of human gene-based therapies.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised
$20M
Industries
Biotechnology,Genetics,Health Care,Medical
Founded date
Nov 1, 2012
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nasdaq:QURE
Legal Name
uniQure N.V.

uniQure is a leader in the field of gene therapy and had developed the first and currently the only gene therapy product to receive regulatory approval in the European Union. Gene therapy offers the prospect of long-term and potentially curative benefit to patients with genetic or acquired diseases by directing the expression of a therapeutic protein or restoring the expression of a missing protein through a single administration.

Our first product, Glybera, was approved by the European Commission in October 2012 under exceptional circumstances for the treatment of a subset of patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency, or LPLD, a potentially life-threatening, orphan metabolic disease.

We are also developing a pipeline of additional adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies through multiple collaborations. We develop our gene therapies using our innovative, modular technology platform, including our proprietary manufacturing process. We initially are focused on orphan diseases but believe that we will also be able to develop gene therapies targeting chronic and degenerative diseases that affect larger populations.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$255.50M
UniQure has raised a total of $255.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 14, 2015 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Apr 14, 2015 Post-IPO Equity $89M Detail
Jul 1, 2014 Post-IPO Debt $20M 1 Detail
Feb 6, 2014 IPO $88.50M Detail
Jul 9, 2013 Private Equity(PE) $58M 3 Coller Capital Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
4
UniQure is funded by 4 investors. Coller Capital and Hercules Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Coller Capital Yes Private Equity(PE)
Hercules Capital Post-IPO Debt
Chiesi Pharmaceuticals Private Equity(PE)
Forbion Capital Partners Private Equity(PE)

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
15
UniQure has 15 current employee profiles, including Board member Sander van Deventer
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Executive

Acquisition

UniQure has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was InoCard on Aug 12, 2014. They acquired InoCard for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Aug 12, 2014 InoCard
Biotechnology acquisition Detail
Biotechnology acquisition € 46.30M Detail