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Kyverna Therapeutics is pioneering a new class of therapies and cures for serious autoimmune diseases. Our therapeutic platform combines advanced T cell engineering and synthetic biology technologies to suppress and eliminate the autoreactive immune cells at the root cause of disease. Kyverna is venture-backed and located in the San Francisco East Bay.
Corvidia Therapeutics is a biotechnology company pioneering the next generation of cardiovascular therapies. Leveraging functional genomics, the company`s founding team has decoded previously unrecognized genetic susceptibilities within general cardiovascular populations. Corvidia`s pipeline programs precisely identify patients with unique sensitivity to specific biologic pathways, potentially allowing for the rapid development of therapies targeting those pathways. This approach confers unique concepts within the field of cardiovascular medicines and an unprecedented accelerated path-to-market. Corvidia brings together a team of distinguished scientists, experienced drug developers as the management team, and a successful group of investors. Corvidia is headquartered in the Greater Boston area.
Applied Biophysics Inc is a Troy, NY-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
At LAVA, we are focused on applying our expertise in gamma-delta T-cell engagers (TCEs) to transform cancer therapy. We refer to our compounds as gamma-delta bispecific T-cell engagers, or gamma-delta bsTCEs. Our platform generates therapeutics that specifically activate a unique and relatively abundant effector gamma-delta T-cell subset called Vγ9Vδ2 (Vgamma9-Vdelta2) T-cells that have the ability to trigger activity of immune cells of both the innate and adaptive immune system. Our gamma-delta bsTCEs have demonstrated superior efficacy and safety profiles compared to other bsTCE approaches in preclinical studies and show preferential activity against tumor cells thereby potentially limiting toxicity in healthy tissue. To date, we are the only company developing bispecific gamma-delta T-cell engaging antibodies for the treatment of cancer. We are building a pipeline of gamma-delta bsTCEs that have applications in both solid and hematologic malignancies. Our lead program, LAVA-051, targets the tumor specific antigen CD1d, which can be overexpressed in multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), among other tumor types. LAVA-051 will enter a Phase I/IIa study in 1Q21.
SkinMedica, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, acquiring and commercializing products that treat dermatologic conditions and diseases, and improve the appearance of skin. Through the Company's own sales force, it markets