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Zucara Therapeutics, a CDRD and MaRS Innovation portfolio company, is developing the first drug therapy to prevent hypoglycemia in people with diabetes. Our first-in-class therapeutic is focused on improving glucagon counterregulation by inhibiting somatostatin which is dysregulated in Type 1 diabetes.
Refuge is leveraging gene engineering technologies known as CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) and CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) to develop therapeutic cells that are programmed to make decisions inside the patient`s body.
Astellas Venture Capital is a Menlo Park, CA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Celcuity is a biotech company developing state-of-the-art cell-based assays using our proprietary functional cellular analysis platform.
VBL Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VBLT) is Phase 3 clinical biotechnology company using the machinery of the body to precisely address disease progression. The company has utilized its proprietary gene targeting and antibody platforms to create a pipeline of exquisite solutions for people with difficult to treat cancers and chronic inflammatory diseases. Our lead oncology candidate is Ofravec (VB-111), a first-in-class, targeted anti-cancer gene-therapy agent with a dual mechanism in development to target solid tumors. Ofravec is currently being studied in the OVAL international Phase 3 registration-enabling clinical trial to treat people with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Founded in 2000, VBL is based in Modiin, Israel and has recently opened operations in New York.