Circio
Circio Holding ASA is a company in the clinical stage that is developing immune activators for challenging diseases. Their goal is to use vector-based technology to create a new type of circRNA medicines. They are working with Prof Michael Uhlin and his team at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm to develop advanced RNA therapeutics. Additionally, the company is conducting two collaborative clinical trials for a mutant RAS cancer vaccine program in the USA and Norway. They are also exploring financing options for a phase 2 study of ONCOS-102, a genetically modified oncolytic adenovirus.
Circio Holding ASA is a company in the clinical stage that is developing immune activators for challenging diseases. Their goal is to use vector-based technology to create a new type of circRNA medicines. They are working with Prof Michael Uhlin and his team at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm to develop advanced RNA therapeutics. Additionally, the company is conducting two collaborative clinical trials for a mutant RAS cancer vaccine program in the USA and Norway. They are also exploring financing options for a phase 2 study of ONCOS-102, a genetically modified oncolytic adenovirus.
Circio has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds. Its most recent round was a Series Unknown of $240k in May 2025. Full funding history, investors, and team are detailed below.
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