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Protagonist Therapeutics is a biotechnology company pursuing the discovery and development of target oral peptides as well differentiated alternatives to antibodies, and also as new chemical entities (NCEs) against those targets and life threatening diseases for which suitable small molecule and/or biologic options are not available. Peptides typically suffer from limitations of poor proteolytic stability and therefore find scarce therapeutic utility that is largely limited to ‘injectable drugs’. Protagonist’s technology platform is aimed at overcoming these restrictions and expanding the scope of peptide therapeutics to address unmet needs. Specific emphasis is placed on identifying ‘orally stable’ scaffolds and/or engineering oral stability characteristics onto them. The platform has been optimized over the years and involves synergistic integration of rational drug design, diversity oriented computational tools, phage display libraries, recombinant peptide expression, ex vivo oral stability methods, and peptide/medicinal chemistry techniques. This activity has led to the identification of ‘privileged scaffolds’ with favorable oral stability characteristics. Furthermore, the technology platform is well suited both for de novo discovery against a target and optimization around a given chemical starting point.
Delfi is developing a new class of liquid biopsy tests for early detection based on altered genome-wide fragmentation profiles, also known as "fragmentomes," representing aberrant packaging of DNA in cancer cells. By applying advanced machine learning algorithms, these fragment patterns are detectable at a very low sequencing cost. Delfi is using this technology to develop highly sensitive and specific cancer detection assays intended for wide and cost-effective distribution and adoption.
Pharmathene, Inc is a Annapolis, MD-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Greffex™ is a privately held, multi-national company, headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. Established in 1999, Greffex has developed a novel genetic platform for the development and production of vaccines. Our proprietary GREVAX™ Universal Platform delivers vaccines in a faster, more affordable and more efficient manner. Once a pathogen has been identified, Greffex`s team designs and produces a GREVAX™ vaccine in as little as 4 weeks. The state-of-the-art flexibility of the GREVAX™ Universal Platform makes it the ideal delivery vehicle for vaccines against a wide variety of infectious disease, including but not limited to Pandemic Influenza strains, Anthrax and Dengue Fever, as well as Malaria, Hepatitis C, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Ebola, HPV, Plague, Tuberculosis and a host of other vaccine candidates.
IDEAYA Biosciences is an oncology-focused biotechnology company committed to the discovery of personalized synthetic lethality medicines targeting DNA damage and repair for genetically defined patient populations and immuno-oncology therapies targeting the tumor microenvironment. Founded in 2015, IDEAYA`s investors include 5AM Ventures (5AM), Canaan Partners (Canaan), Celgene, WuXi Healthcare Ventures (WuXi), Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research, and Alexandria Real Estate. The Company has assembled a world-class drug discovery team and Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) that is represented by a Nobel Laureate and three Members of the National Academy of Sciences. IDEAYA is located in South San Francisco and La Jolla, California.