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Kura creates Lilly-backed spinout armed with $50M to advance next-gen diabetes therapy
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Fusion42 · 10 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Kura Oncology has spun out Caspian Therapeutics with $50 million in backing, including Eli Lilly, to develop KO-7246, a next-generation menin inhibitor for diabetes, advancing preclinical and clinical studies beyond oncology applications.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech.
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You are seeing a new drug space open as menin inhibitors move from cancer to diabetes treatment. Caspian’s focus on KO-7246 means diabetes drug developers need to watch a fresh competitor advancing disease-modifying therapies.
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