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Element Biosciences is a multi-disciplinary startup focused on innovating genetic analysis tools for the research and diagnostic markets. The Company`s technology will broaden the end user experience through improved data quality and simplified workflows to benefit discoveries and diagnosis in healthcare.
Evelo Therapeutics is the latest breakthrough microbiome company from Flagship VentureLabs, the innovation foundry of Flagship Ventures.
The company`s proprietary CTreg™ (cryopreservation for Tregs) system is the first in the industry to create an `off the shelf` approach to Treg cell therapy allowing for serial infusions. Through our patented TAI™ (Tregs Against Inflammation) and EAI™ (Exosomes Against Inflammation) platforms , Coya is focused on the advancement of disease modifying approaches to address the significant unmet medical needs of patients with ALS, Parkinson`s, Alzheimer`s, FTD and autoimmune diseases.
Medicenna is a clinical stage immunotherapy company focused on the development of novel, highly selective versions of IL-2, IL-4 and IL-13 Superkines and first in class Empowered Superkines. Medicenna`s long-acting IL-2 Superkine, MDNA11, is a next-generation IL-2 with superior CD122 binding without CD25 affinity thereby preferentially stimulating cancer killing effector T cells and NK cells. Medicenna`s early-stage BiSKITs™ program, (Bifunctional SuperKine ImmunoTherapies) is designed to enhance the ability of Superkines to treat immunologically “cold” tumors. Medicenna`s IL-4 Empowered Superkine, MDNA55, has been studied in 5 clinical trials including a Phase 2b trial for recurrent GBM, the most common and uniformly fatal form of brain cancer. MDNA55 has obtained Fast-Track and Orphan Drug status from the FDA and FDA/EMA, respectively.
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals is a private pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel anti-infective agents to address the threat of antibiotic resistance. The company name, VenatoRx (ven-a-TOR-ex), derives from the latin word “venator”, meaning hunter and “Rx”, the medical symbol for drugs. The pursuit, or “hunt”, for new drugs is the core mission of the company. Located northwest of Philadelphia in Malvern, PA, the company was founded in 2010 by Drs. Burns, Xerri, and Pevear. Since founding, the company has received multiple awards from the NIH, including 5 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants and an R01 grant. The company has also been awarded a contract from the NIH and funding from the Wellcome Trust to advance the company’s product candidates.