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We are dedicated to developing and commercializing effective and broadly applicable interventions for food allergy. Food allergy is a disease of the immune system that is triggered by an exceptionally broad range of commonly allergenic foods such as cow’s milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, shellfish and even sesame. In a perfect world, the human immune system would adapt to all foods. However, in tens of millions of people, the immune system wrongly recognizes some food proteins as harmful and does not adapt. We envision a world where, with help from oral immunotherapy, the immune system can adapt to nearly all food allergens. And we built our inspiration into our name—Alladapt. Alladapt was co-founded in 2018 in Palo Alto, California, by allergist and protein biochemist Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD, and biotechnology entrepreneur, Ashley Dombkowski, PhD. Academic clinical research conducted by Dr. Nadeau has demonstrated that a food allergic immune system in an individual person can be receptive to remodeling by gradually increasing exposure, under tightly controlled clinical supervision, to the proteins that activate the inappropriate cascade of reactions. This work, combined with research illuminating disease mechanisms and pathways, led the founders to envision a biopharmaceutical intervention capable of addressing food allergy provoked by a wide-ranging set of antigens. Food allergy is a serious disease, with potentially life-threatening consequences. The disease has grown dramatically in recent years and now affects more than 6 million children¹ and 26 million adults² in the United States alone. Importantly, about half of people with food allergy are reactive to multiple foods, which further increases the risk of anaphylaxis due to accidental ingestion. The chronic, unpredictable components of this disease can elevate anxiety in patients and their families, and place extreme limitations on their lives. It is our goal to help patients experience more of life’s magical moments with less fear and greater confidence.
Spotlight Therapeutics is a venture funded early-stage biotechnology company with a mission to develop a new class of therapeutics by enabling direct in vivo gene editing. Founded by Alex Marson (UCSF), Jacob Corn (UC Berkeley), and Patrick Hsu (Salk Institute) in December of 2017, Spotlight is building its core technology platform to achieve precise in vivo gene editing in targeted cell populations. With a therapeutic focus centered on oncology, our engineered nucleases edit the genes in targeted disease organs thereby inactivating or altering the gene product. We are hiring rapidly to build out our cutting-edge research and development team. This team is responsible for preclinical development ranging from protein engineering, gene editing to immuno-oncology and in vivo safety studies. Join us and work on the next generation of gene editing therapeutics in a fast-paced and exciting environment.
CervoMed is a public, Boston, MA-based company advancing CNS-focused therapeutics to benefit patients with neurodegenerative diseases. CervoMed was launched in 2014 as EIP Pharma, Inc, by R&D executives from the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. In August, 2023 EIP Pharma merged with Diffusion Pharmaceuticals, retaining EIPs development pipeline, but changing their name to CervoMed (CRVO). For more information about the company and updates, please visit www.cervomed.com/ or follow us on Twitter at @Cervo_Med.
ArunA Bio is harnessing the natural abilities of neural exosomes to cross the blood brain barrier and enhance the body`s anti-inflammatory, self-repair and protective mechanisms to treat a range of neurodegenerative disorders.
Renaissance RX is on the forefront of the new era of personalized medicine. The laboratory provides Pharmacogenetic Testing and Advanced Toxicology to give doctors unique insight into each individual patient with the most accurate and actionable information. The results are healthier patients and more successful medical practices. To compliment lab services and help ensure drug adherence, Renaissance RX offers access to its online medication portal and the Virtual PharmD Intelligence Engine.