Digest 5/25/23
Surveying great inventors and businesses
Axial: https://linktr.ee/axialxyz
Axial partners with great founders and inventors. We invest in early-stage life sciences companies such as Appia Bio, Seranova Bio, Delix Therapeutics, Simcha Therapeutics, among others often when they are no more than an idea. We are fanatical about helping the rare inventor who is compelled to build their own enduring business. If you or someone you know has a great idea or company in life sciences, Axial would be excited to get to know you and possibly invest in your vision and company . We are excited to be in business with you - email us at info@axialvc.com
Aera Therapeutics:
- Founded in 2021 based on IP from the Feng Zhang and Jason Shepherd labs
- To bring genetic medicines, like CRISPR, beyond ex vivo & the liver
- Based on a protein nanoparticle platform that can self-assemble & package and transfer nucleic acid cargo
The transcriptional and regulatory identity of erythropoietin producing cells led by Bjørt Kragesteen from the Ido Amit lab https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02314-7
Scientist Stories: Ido Amit, The Power of Immunology in the Age of Single Cell Genomics
“Most [people] are looking [for] a 30-year veteran from Novartis backed by Flagship, [or] Arch, & we didn’t fit any of those criteria. We started to get more traction when we were pitching people not necessarily in that sphere.”
- Neil Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO of BridgeBio
