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The mission at Ascus Biosciences is better microbes for a better life. Based in San Diego, CA, Ascus is focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing first-in-class endomicrobial products for the animal health and nutrition industries.
Medicilon Inc. is a prominent Contract Research Organization (CRO) based in Shanghai, China, established in 2004. The company specializes in comprehensive preclinical drug discovery and development services, helping pharmaceutical and biotech clients progress from concept to Investigational New Drug (IND) filing. With over 300,000 square feet of lab space and a team of more than 2,400 scientists, Medicilon is recognized for its expertise and innovation in the field. The company offers a wide range of services, including drug discovery, CMC development, and preclinical research. Their capabilities encompass precision chemical synthesis, GMP-compliant API manufacturing, and extensive pharmacology and toxicology studies. Medicilon adheres to FDA methodologies and international standards, ensuring regulatory compliance throughout the development process. With a focus on client-centric solutions, Medicilon has successfully conducted over 10,000 studies and serves more than 2,000 clients worldwide, emphasizing long-term partnerships and support for drug development programs.
Vivace Therapeutics is a venture-backed, oncology-focused portfolio-based drug discovery and development company, based in San Mateo, California. Its programs include both small molecule programs targeting the YAP pathway, and bi-specific programs.
RuiYi is focused on the discovery and development of novel biologic therapeutics that have the potential to be disruptive globally. In addition to RYI-018 and RYI-008, RuiYi has a growing pipeline of monoclonal antibodies from its internal discovery efforts utilizing a series of the Company's technologies, including the iCAPS (intramembranous Conformation Antigen Presenting System). Targets include a select subset of G protein coupled receptors (GPCR), where specificity in binding is critical but has proven difficult to achieve with small molecule modulators. RuiYi's executive management team has offices in La Jolla, California, and RuiYi's discovery efforts and research facility are located in in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Pudong, Shanghai, China.
Turnstone Biologics, a privately held clinical stage biotech company, is developing breakthrough cancer immunotherapies by advancing two leading and complementary platforms that drive innate and adaptive tumor immunity, to provide benefit to the millions of cancer patients underserved by current treatment options. Turnstone`s proprietary vaccinia virus platform is engineered to drive coordinated immune activation, potent viral activity, and local expression of encoded therapeutics. The innovative TIL cell therapy platform leverages clinically validated treatment protocols and has been specifically designed to extend beyond the use of bulk TILs to enrich for the most relevant T-cells for tumor eradication, preserving broad antigen diversity and minimizing treatment times to patients. The Company has an ongoing Phase 1/2a trial in solid tumors (RAPTOR) for its leading oncolytic virus candidate, RIVAL-01, and is expecting to file an IND for the lead TIL therapy candidate, TIDAL-01, in 2021.