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Last Updated: 08/06/2026

Poolbeg Pharma

London
Founded 2021
Clinical-stage biopharma targeting cancer immunotherapy and obesity

Poolbeg Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule therapies for high unmet medical needs.

Its lead programme, POLB 001, is a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor in clinical trials for prevention of cytokine release syndrome associated with CAR-T and bispecific antibody cancer immunotherapies.

A second programme is developing an oral encapsulated GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity.

The company uses a capital-light, partnering-focused development model and holds AIM listing on the London Stock Exchange.

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