Aerial BioPharma is a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing biologics and small molecules for conditions in the central nervous system. Aerial is a privately held company, founded in January 2011 by the management team from Addrenex Pharmaceuticals and Neuronex, two successful startup companies founded in the RTP region of North Carolina. In 2014, Jazz Pharmaceuticals acquired Aerial’s primary compound in clinical development for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy.
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Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $12.5M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Rex Health... | rexhealthv... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.07.2012 | - | $500K | Rex Health... |
| 21.10.2011 | - | $12M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.07.2012 | Rex Health Ventures’ inaugural investment goes to RTP firm developing narcolepsy drug | Aerial, founded in 2011, has an investigative treatment for narcolepsy in phase 2 clinical trials, and an early stage biologic to treat pain licensed from UNC Chapel Hill. In a statement, company officials said the finances would be used fo... |
| 12.07.2012 | Aerial BioPharma Secures $500K | MORRISVILLE, NC, Recently formed, Rex Health Ventures, announced its first investment, a $500,000 equity placement in Aerial BioPharma. >> Click here for more funding data on Aerial BioPharma >> To export Aerial BioPharma fu... |
| 12.07.2012 | Aerial BioPharma Raises $500K in Funding from Rex Health Ventures | Aerial BioPharma, a Morrisville, N.C.-based developer of an investigational narcolepsy treatment, has raised $500k in funding from Rex Health Ventures. Formed in January 2011 by a team of veteran biopharmaceutical entrepreneurs, including C... |
| 15.02.2012 | Pharmas, medical device makers set to pitch at CED Life Science conference | A total of 16 companies are scheduled to make presentations, split evenly between pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Here’s a quick rundown of the presenting companies, all of whom are either based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle or... |
| 21.10.2011 | CNS therapies firm Aerial BioPharma launches $12M fundraising round | Khayrallah’s former company, Durham, North Carolina-based Addrenex was founded in 2006 supported by angel investment and loans from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. The company’s lead drug candidate was Clonicel, a compound being de... |
| - | Pharmas, medical device makers set to pitch at CED Life Science conference | Life science companies and investors, let’s make a deal. The annual CED Life Science Conference kicks off in Raleigh, North Carolina today where small drug developers hope to make the right connection with a big pharmaceutical company or ve... |
| - | CNS therapies firm Aerial BioPharma launches $12M fundraising round | The team that built Addrenex Pharmaceuticals from startup into a $29 million exit without raising a dime of venture capital is making another run with a new company – Aerial BioPharma. Morrisville, North Carolina-based Aerial is focused on ... |
| - | Rex Health Ventures’ inaugural investment goes to RTP firm developing narcolepsy drug | A $10 million venture fund launched earlier this year by the private, nonprofit hospital Rex Healthcare has found its first portfolio company in Morrisville, North Carolina-based Aerial BioPharma, which develops biologics and small molecule... |