Digest 6/21/23
Surveying great inventors and businesses
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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
Aspen Neuroscience:
- Founded in 2018 spinning out of the Jeanne Loring Lab at Scripps
- To develop stem cell treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD)
- Focusing on autologous cell therapies derived from iPSCs for neuron replacement in sporadic and genetic forms of PD
Fast and sensitive GCaMP calcium indicators for imaging neural populations led by Yan Zhang from the Loren Looger lab https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05828-9
Scientist Stories: Eric Betzig, Historical Connections Between Astronomy and Microscopy
Nuage Therapeutics:
- Founded in 2021 & led by Judit Anido to drug intrinsically disordered proteins that undergo biomolecular condensation
- Raised €12M from Sofinnova & Asabys Partners
- Focusing on first treating castration-resistant prostate cancer
Caraway:
- Founded in 2021 by Lori Evans Bernstein & Joshua Tauber to provide integrated mental, reproductive & physical healthcare services for college women
- Raised $16.75M led by Maveron & GV
- To expand into more states across the US
Attovia Therapeutics:
- Founded in 2022 as a spinout from Alamar Bio
- To use their biparatopic nanobody platform, Attobody, to generate binders with accelerated internalization & increased tissue penetration
- Focusing on immune-mediated disease
- Raised $60M led by Frazier
"At work, I can get bored. There are fun parts and not so fun parts, and when I'm doing the fun parts, I'm never bored. Designing and building microscopes is what I love."
- Eric Betzig, Nobel Prize winner for inventing super-resolution microscopy
