Digest 6/10/23
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
H1 Insights:
- Founded in 2017 by Ariel Katz & Ian Sax to connect KOLs with biotech and healthcare companies
- Building a data platform with >350K clinical trials, >160M in publications & billions of claims
- To help their 100s of customers with their trials and products
Damage dynamics and the role of chance in the timing of E. coli cell death led by Yifan Yang from the Uri Alon lab https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37930-x
Founder Stories: George Scangos, former CEO of Biogen and Medical Innovation & Social Responsibility
Uncommon:
- Founded in 2018 by Benjamina Bollag to develop cultivated pork
- Raised $30M led by Lowercarbon Capital
- Using iPSCs to differentiate into multiple cell types such as muscle and fat
- Focusing on bacon & pork belly with plant-based & cell-cultured meat
"I liked the concept of role models better than mentors. They’re role models if I see things that seem to happen that are good that seem to result from certain qualities and I can make linkages. And if I’m perceptive, I’ll do this."
- George Rathmann, first CEO of Amgen
