Ona Therapeutics

Summary active Updated Jun 3, 2026

This profile is AI-generated. If you spot an error, please help us fix it by sharing a URL to the correct information.

Location Barcelona, Spain
Latest Stage Series B
Total Raised $86.6M (Series B)

Founders

Valerie Vanhooren, PhD CEO & Co-Founder

About

Ona Therapeutics is a Barcelona-based biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for treatment-resistant cancers 1 2. The company is based at the Barcelona Science Park and was spun out of IRB Barcelona and ICREA 1. Its patient-driven discovery platform identifies novel tumor-specific antigens associated with resistance biology.

Series B proceeds will advance ONA-255, a first-in-class ADC initially focused on breast cancer, into clinical development, and progress ONA-389, a second first-in-class ADC targeting colorectal cancer. The company is also expanding indications into gastric and liver cancer 1 2.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-06-04 Series B $86.6M Columbus Venture Partners, Mérieux Equity Partners COFIDES, Korys, Alta Life Sciences, Asabys Partners, Bpifrance, CDTI, FundPlus NV, Ysios Capital 1 2 3

What Investors Say

No independently sourced investor quotes found at this time.

What Founders Say

No independently sourced founder quotes found at this time.

Sources


  1. “Ona Therapeutics Raises $86.6 Million Series B to Advance First-in-Class ADCs into Clinical Development,” GlobeNewswire, June 4, 2026. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/04/3306533/0/en/ona-therapeutics-raises-86-6-million-series-b-to-advance-first-in-class-adcs-into-clinical-development.html

  2. “Ona Therapeutics Raises $86.6 Million Series B,” BioSpace, June 4, 2026. https://www.biospace.com/press-releases/ona-therapeutics-raises-86-6-million-series-b-to-advance-first-in-class-adcs-into-clinical-development

  3. “ADC biotech Ona Therapeutics secures $86.6M in Series B raise,” Endpoints News, June 4, 2026. https://endpoints.news/adc-biotech-ona-therapeutics-secures-86-6m-in-series-b-raise/