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Tiziana Life Sciences: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Tiziana Life Sciences plc is a biotechnology company based in the UK that specializes in discovering and developing new molecules for treating human diseases in the fields of oncology and immunology. The company is currently focused on milciclib, a compound that inhibits specific enzymes known as cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) and other protein kinases involved in cell division. Milciclib is currently in phase II clinical trials for treating epithelial thymic carcinoma and/or thymoma in patients who have undergone chemotherapy, and the company has also filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to conduct an exploratory trial for Hepatic Cellular Carcinoma (HCC).

www.tizianalifesciences.com LinkedIn London, United Kingdom 1-10 employees
Total raised
$12.8M
Rounds
3
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jan 2026

Tiziana Life Sciences has raised $12.8M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $8.8M announced in Jan 2026.

That round is in line with the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Tiziana Life Sciences Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$12.8M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$8.8M in Jan 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Jan 2026.

Tiziana Life Sciences Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$8.8M
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Undisclosed round
$4.0M

1 of 3 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

Tiziana Life Sciences raised $4.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Sep 2024.

1.2 years later, an undisclosed round was announced in Nov 2025 with no disclosed amount.

2 months later, an undisclosed round of $8.8M was announced in Jan 2026.

Tiziana Life Sciences Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Gabriele Cerrone
Founder
—
Ivor Elrifi
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Tiziana Life Sciences team: 1 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Tiziana Life Sciences Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,185
$8.1M
5,352
$4.1M

Tiziana Life Sciences' latest round of $8.8M is in line with the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Tiziana Life Sciences Funding FAQs

What does Tiziana Life Sciences do?

Tiziana Life Sciences plc is a biotechnology company based in the UK that specializes in discovering and developing new molecules for treating human diseases in the fields of oncology and immunology. The company is currently focused on milciclib, a compound that inhibits specific enzymes known as cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) and other protein kinases involved in cell division. Milciclib is currently in phase II clinical trials for treating epithelial thymic carcinoma and/or thymoma in patients who have undergone chemotherapy, and the company has also filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to conduct an exploratory trial for Hepatic Cellular Carcinoma (HCC).

How much funding has Tiziana Life Sciences raised?

Tiziana Life Sciences has raised $12.8M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $8.8M announced in Jan 2026.

When did Tiziana Life Sciences last raise funding?

Tiziana Life Sciences' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $8.8M, announced in Jan 2026.

Who founded Tiziana Life Sciences?

FundedIQ lists Gabriele Cerrone (Founder), Ivor Elrifi (Founder) at Tiziana Life Sciences.

Where is Tiziana Life Sciences headquartered?

Tiziana Life Sciences is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Tiziana Life Sciences have?

Tiziana Life Sciences is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Tiziana Life Sciences' funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Tiziana Life Sciences' latest round of $8.8M is in line with the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,185 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Tiziana Life Sciences Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Tiziana Life Sciences is left off this page rather than filled in.

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