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Juno Therapeutics

Juno Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Seattle, United States, founded in 2013. It develops immunotherapies for cancer treatment.

Juno Therapeutics

Juno Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Seattle, United States, founded in 2013. It develops immunotherapies for cancer treatment. The company has secured $310 million in total funding.

General information

Firm type

Asset Manager

Year founded

2013

Location

Region

North America

Country

United States

City

Seattle

Corporate office

Seattle, WA, United States

Principals

Hans Bishop

Chief Executive Officer (co-founder)

Larry Corey

Co-founder

Cary Pfeffer

Co-founder

Mark J. Litton

Co-founder

Sector focus

BiotechnologyImmuno-OncologyCell TherapyHealthcare

Frequently asked questions

Who ran investment decisions at Juno Therapeutics?

Hans Bishop served as CEO from founding in 2013 through the acquisition. The venture investors, including Arch Venture Partners and Flagship Ventures, held board seats and influenced strategic funding decisions (per SEC filings, 2014).

How did Juno source its drug pipeline?

Juno's pipeline originated from licensed technologies from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Seattle Children's Hospital, under an academic-industry consortium (per public record, 2013).

Was Juno structured as a family office or a venture-backed company?

Juno was a publicly traded biotechnology corporation, not a family office. It raised a $265M IPO in 2014 and operated as a Delaware corporation, with venture capital and public shareholders providing capital (per SEC S-1 filing, 2014).

What investment stages did Juno typically target?

Juno targeted drug development from preclinical research through Phase 2 clinical trials. It did not act as an investor but as a biotech firm conducting clinical-stage work (per FDA clinical trial registries).

Which sectors did Juno avoid?

Juno focused exclusively on oncology cell therapies and did not materially engage in other therapeutic areas, medical devices, or diagnostics (per clinical trial data).

Does Juno have philanthropic structures?

Juno Therapeutics as a public company operated without disclosed separate philanthropic foundations. Its research collaborations with academic centers might have involved charitable donations, but no dedicated foundation is public (per SEC filings).

What was Juno's known posture on partnerships?

Juno entered into co-development and licensing agreements, including a 2015 deal with Editas Medicine for engineered T-cell therapies, and a 2016 research collaboration with AstraZeneca (per public record, 2015-2016).

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