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Elicio is committed to transforming the lives of patients and their families by re-engineering the body`s immune response to cancer. By combining expertise in materials science and immunology, Elicio is engineering potent vaccines and immuno-therapies for an array of aggressive cancers. The Elicio Amphiphile platform enables precise targeting and delivery of immunogens directly to the lymphatic system, the “brain center” of the immune response, to significantly amplify and enhance the body`s own system of defenses, to defeat cancer and stop its recurrence. This substantially enhanced anti-tumor functionality and long-term protective memory could unlock the full potential of the human immune response to eliminate cancer. Elicio`s lead Amphiphile vaccines targeting pancreatic, colorectal, and head and neck cancer will begin initial patient studies in early 2020. Elicio was founded to expand and apply the ground-breaking Amphiphile technology invented and developed in the labs of Darrell Irvine Ph.D., Professor of Biological Engineering and Materials Sciences and Howard Hughes Investigator, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that Elicio`s Amphiphile vaccines target and concentrate in the lymph nodes resulting in unprecedented tumor-specific immune responses and durable cures of aggressive tumor models in mice.
Cogent Biosciences is a biotechnology company developing real solutions to treat genetically driven diseases. With a focus on rational drug discovery and development, we are leveraging validated biology to advance precision therapies designed to address the true underlying drivers of disease and provide real hope for patients. Cogent`s lead therapeutic candidate, PLX9486 (expected to be named CGT9486 in the future), is a precision kinase inhibitor designed to selectively and potently inhibit the KIT D816V mutation. This mutation is responsible for driving a rare and serious condition called Systemic Mastocytosis which can severely impact many different tissues and organs in the body. We are also studying PLX9486 to treat advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), which have a strong dependence on oncogenic KIT signaling.
BioAgilytix is a leading bioanalytical contract research organization (CRO) that supports the development of novel therapeutic biologics and biosimilars. Located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, BioAgilytix specializes in large-molecule bioanalysis providing critical insight into the safety, efficacy, and mechanism of action of drug candidates throughout the clinical trial process. Specifically, BioAgilytix offers assay development, validation, and sample analysis services for immunoassays and cell-based assays under non-GLP, spirit-of-GLP, and GLP, as well as product release testing under GMP. BioAgilytix is an engaged and energetic partner committed to delivering exceptional value and veteran expertise through a collaborative process that consistently results in successful projects.
CollabRx is a clinical decision-support company delivering expert solutions in precision oncology that enable physicians, laboratories, payers, and providers to achieve standardized, evidence-based care and superior clinical outcomes. CollabRx uses information technology to aggregate and contextualize the world`s knowledge on genomics-based medicine with specific insights from the nation`s top cancer experts, starting with the area of greatest need: advanced cancers in patients who have effectively exhausted the standard of care.