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Talaris Therapeutics is a late-clinical stage biotechnology company based in Boston, MA and Louisville, KY. Talaris is developing transformative cell therapies with the potential to eliminate the burden of chronic immunosuppression for organ transplant recipients as well as induce durable remissions in patients with severe auto-immune and immune-mediated disorders. The company was founded on technology discovered and developed by Dr. Suzanne Ildstad and operates its own cell processing facility in Louisville. Talaris is backed by leading life sciences investors Blackstone Life Sciences, Longitude Capital and Qiming Venture Partners USA.
The approach is an autologous, cell-based treatment that activates the full array of patient-specific antigens, resulting in both an innate and adaptive immune response. The company`s lead program is in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer with a significant unmet need. In parallel, the company is also progressing the platform in a select number of additional solid tumors where the unmet need remains great and where initial immunotherapy approaches have often failed to provide a significant benefit.
Patara Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company developing a new therapy for the treatment of allergic and immunologic diseases and conditions that affect orphan patient populations. We completed a Phase 1 clinical trial with favorable results and have initiated Phase 2 clinical trials for several undisclosed indications that will read-out by the end of 2015.
At Alveo we understand the importance of access to cutting-edge molecular testing and cloud-based data analytics for rapid diagnosis and management of infectious diseases. With an initial focus on acute respiratory infections including COVID-19, Flu A/B and RSV, Alveo`s agile and dynamic molecular diagnostic platform, be.wellâ„¢, can be adapted to detect a wide range of diseases, bacteria, and other pathogens that threaten public health, across all modalities. We believe increased access to real-time test results will transform the way individuals, healthcare providers and public health professionals identify and manage infectious diseases. With be.wellâ„¢, we will Know Sooner, Act Fasterâ„¢.
Neoleukin Therapeutics emerged from the University of Washington Institute for Protein Design in January of 2019. We are creating next generation immunotherapies using breakthrough de novo protein design technology. We use natural protein complexes as inspiration to develop custom designed proteins with superior pharmaceutical properties.