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Diosynth Biotechnology is a Morrisville, NC-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Elektrofi is a biotechnology company focused on improving administration for a wide range of medicines including monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic proteins, and other large molecule drugs. Its breakthrough formulation platform enables stabilized, highly concentrated formulations for subcutaneous administration. The company is using this technology to transform therapies that are administered intravenously, and to enhance injectable products by reducing the volume and frequency of dosing. Elektrofi partners with pharmaceutical companies to jointly develop patient-friendly delivery solutions. Headquartered in Boston, the company`s founding team of MIT engineers and scientists are shaping the future of biologics delivery.
Roche NimbleGen, Inc. is a Madison, WI-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Lexaria Bioscience Corp. has developed and out-licenses its proprietary technology for improved taste, rapidity, and delivery of bioactive compounds. Lexaria has multiple patents pending and granted in over 40 countries around the world and was granted its first patent in the USA in October, 2016. Lexaria`s technology provides increases of up to 10x in intestinal absorption rates; more rapid delivery to the bloodstream with effects often within 15-20 minutes; and important taste-masking benefits, for orally administered bioactive molecules including but not limited to cannabinoids, vitamins, NSAIDs, and nicotine.
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.