Purple Biotech
Formerly Kitov Pharmaceuticals
Tumor-immune Evasion and Drug Resistance Therapies
Startup Public Health Tech & Life Sciences Est. 1968
Total Raised
$94.6M
Public
Last Round
$3.06M
11 rounds
Investors
2
2 public
Team
4
11-50 employees
Confidence
98/100
News
114
articles
Patents
1
About
Purple Biotech is a clinical-stage company developing first-in-class therapies that seek to overcome tumor immune evasion and drug resistance. The Company’s oncology pipeline includes NT219, CM24 and IM1240. *NT219 is a dual inhibitor, novel small molecule that simultaneously targets IRS1/2 and STAT3. In a Phase 1/2 study of NT219, the Company is currently advancing it as a monotherapy treatment of solid tumors, and in a dose escalation in combination with cetuximab for the treatment of recurrent and metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) or colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC). These studies will be followed by an expansion phase of NT219 at its recommended Phase 2 level in combination with cetuximab in patients with recurrent and metastatic SCCHN. *CM24 is a humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks CEACAM1, an immune checkpoint protein that supports tumor immune evasion and survival through multiple pathways. The Company is advancing CM24 as a combination therapy with anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors in a Phase 2 study for the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The Company has entered into a clinical collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for the Phase 2 clinical trials to evaluate the combination of CM24 with the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab in addition to chemotherapy. *IM1240 is a preclinical, conditionally-activated tri-specific antibody that engages both T cells and NK cells to mount a strong, localized immune response within the tumor microenvironment. The third arm specifically targets the Tumor Associated Antigen (TAA) 5T4 that is expressed in a variety of solid tumors and is correlated with advanced disease, increased invasiveness and poor clinical outcomes. IM1240 has a cleavable capping technology that confines the compound’s therapeutic activity to the local tumor microenvironment, and thereby potentially increases the anticipated therapeutic window in patients.
Classification
Sector
Health Tech & Life SciencesPharma & Medical BiotechnologyDrugs Discovery & Development
Core Technology
BiologicalsCells
Target Customer
Healthcare & Life SciencesLife SciencesPharmaceuticals
Business Model
B2B
Tags
immunotherapyantibodiespharmaceuticalsoncologycancercancer-therapydrug-development
Funding & Events
Sep 2025
Exit Undisclosed
Sep 2024
PIPE $1.24M
Armistice Capital (Lead)
Oct 2023
PIPE $5M
Undisclosed Investor(s)
Nov 2015
Exit Undisclosed
Jun 2020
PIPE $35M
Undisclosed Investor(s)
Jul 2024
PIPE $2M
Jul 2013
Exit Undisclosed
Jan 2019
PIPE $6M
Jan 2019
M&A Undisclosed
Jan 2017
M&A $3.8M
Jan 2012
Undisclosed Round $10M
Undisclosed Investor(s)
Feb 2023
M&A $100M
Dec 2024
PIPE $2.8M
Apr 2020
PIPE $6.5M
News (114)
Oct 29, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Achieves Manufacturing Milestone for IM1240, a Tri-Specific Antibody from the CAPTN-3 Platform
Product Stage
Sep 10, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Receives Intention to Grant a European Patent Covering NT219 Combinations with Immunotherapies or MEK Inhibitors to Overcome Tumor Resistance
Product StagePartners
growth-positive
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Partners
Sep 9, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
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Product Stage
Sep 9, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
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Sep 9, 2025 · sg.finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
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Sep 9, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
BHP Xplor Opens Applications for 2026 Cohort, Offering Equity-Free Funding and Global Support
Partners
Sep 5, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Announces Closing of Up To $18 Million Public Offering $6 million upfront with up to an additional $12 million of potential aggregate gross proceeds upon the exercise in full of short-term warrants
PIPE/PO
Sep 4, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Announces Pricing of Up To $18 Million Public Offering
PIPE/PO
Sep 4, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Announces New Data Supporting the Unique Design of CAPTN-3 Tri-Specific Antibody IM1240 in Collaboration with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Product Stage
Sep 3, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Expands CAPTN-3 Portfolio with IM1305, a Novel Tri-Specific Antibody Targeting TROP2
Product Stage
Aug 27, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech to Participate in the H.C. Wainwright 27th Annual Global Investment Conference
Product StageManagement Changes
Aug 6, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Product StagePartnersInvestment
Jul 23, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech CEO Issues Letter to Shareholders Highlighting Pipeline Progress and Clinical Milestones Achieved in First Half of 2025
Product Stage
Jun 23, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Highlights Significant Advantages of the Novel CAPTN-3 Tri-Specific Antibody Platform at the EACR 2025 Annual Congress
Product Stage
Jun 17, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Study of NT219 in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Product Stage
Jun 4, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Announces Poster Presentation at EACR 2025 on its Novel CAPTN-3 Tri-Specific Antibody Platform
Product Stage
May 21, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Product Stage
May 12, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Appoints Shai Lankry as Chief Financial Officer
Management Changes
Apr 30, 2025 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Purple Biotech Reports Final Data from Phase 2 Study of CM24 in Pancreatic Cancer Patients at AACR 2025 Annual Meeting: Improved Outcomes and Significant Efficacy in Biomarker-Enriched Subgroups
Product Stage
+ 94 more articles
Details
Product Stage
Clinical Trial
Employees
11-50
Exact Count
11
District
Center District
Founded
1968
Registrar
520031238
Crunchbase
kitov-pharmaceuticals
Locations
Rehovot, Israel
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Admin
Last Update
Oct 29, 2025
Verified by
Yanina Wainscheinker
Claimed
Yes
Missing
video or image, markets
Team (4)
Gil Efron
CEO
Hadas Reuveni, PhD
Co-founder & VP R&D
Founder
Lior Fhima
CFO
Yael Lahat
Director of Business Development
Internal
Created by
Sharon Shapira (shapira.sharon2@gmail.com)
Created
2014-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Yanina Wainscheinker (yanina.wainscheinker@sncentral.org)
Status
Public on TASE on Jul, 2013;Public on NASDAQ on Nov, 2015;