Digest 7/22/23
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
Amunix:
- Founded in 2006 & led by Angie You
- Initially working to extend the half-lives of biologics with their XTEN platform
- Then pivoting to an internal pipeline in 2019
- Developing prodrug T-cell engagers and cytokines to treat cancer
- Acquired by Sanofi for $1B in 2021
CYP4F2 is a human-specific determinant of circulating N-acyl amino acid levels led by Julia Tanzo from the Jonathan Long and Mark Benson labs https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(23)01792-1/fulltext#%20
Scientist Stories: Mark Davis, Strategies to Study the Human Immune System
"I learnt that business was about being emotionally driven about investing, but being emotionally detached when it came to divesting and that’s a very strong learning."
- Kiran Mazumdar, Founder of Biocon, the largest biotech company in India
