Hemab, a startup with medicines in testing and development, aims to build the "ultimate coagulation disorders company," according to its CEO.
Innovation in hemophilia has improved over the last decade with longer-lasting therapies, antibody drugs, and gene therapies. However, progress in other bleeding diseases, such as Glanzmann thrombasthenia, Von Willebrand, and Factor VII deficiency, has been slower.
questions about market size have left drugmakers with "less commercial incentive" to develop treatments
These disorders require complex innovations and bioengineering to develop better options, which may be changing with Hemab's efforts.
Author's summary: Hemab raises $157M to tackle underserved blood diseases.