Digest 7/1/23
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
Capsida Biotherapeutics:
- Founded in 2019 spinning out of Viviana Gradinaru's lab
- To use capsid engineering to develop more specific AAV tropisms for drug development
- Focusing on CNS disorders and collaborating widely AbbVie, Lilly & CRISPR Therapeutics
Mechanism of glycoform specificity and in vivo protection by an anti-afucosylated IgG nanobody led by Aaron Gupta from the Jeffrey Ravetch lab https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38453-1
Scientist Stories: Elaine Mardis, Genomics and Medicine
"The biggest challenge in precision medicine is universal access that enables all cancer patients to have therapeutic options identified as they progress from the standard of care."
- Elaine Mardis, Genomics pioneer playing a key role in the Human Genome Project & beyond
