Abstract

GlaxoSmithKline will acquire Sitari Pharmaceuticals for an undisclosed sum. GSK and venture capital firm Avalon Ventures founded Sitari in 2013. GSK and Avalon struck a deal at the time to fund up to 10 biotech start-ups at Avalon’s incubator, COI Pharmaceuticals, and have launched 8 start-ups so far. Sitari has focused on developing small-molecule inhibitors of transglutaminase 2, an enzyme that ignites inflammation in response to gluten in people with celiac disease.

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