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NeOnc raises $1M from Saad Naja; AI study shows ultrasound boosts NEO100 against brain tumors
NEONC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.
- Issued 111,732 shares at $8.95 to Saad Naja, raising gross proceeds of ~$1M for working capital.
- Preclinical collaboration with USC (bioRxiv) shows NEO100 combined with focused ultrasound enhances tumor killing in glioblastoma, medulloblastoma, meningioma, and metastases.
- AI-trained platform using 200+ molecular descriptors identified NEO100 as a leading sonosensitizer; 3D-bioprinted organoids validated results in days vs. weeks.
- Results support moving NEO100-plus-ultrasound into future clinical trials for multiple primary and metastatic brain tumors.
- CEO Heshmatpour says findings expand NEO100's commercial and clinical opportunity beyond current indications.
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