Best Startup - California
Located in the heart and hub of technological innovation and avant-garde business ideas, San Francisco is breeding ground for cutting-edge startups in various industries. One of the many prominent sectors flourishes in San Francisco is the Biotechnology industry. 2020 saw the launch of several remarkable startups in this sector with promising potential that merit close attention. Based in San Francisco, these companies bring a range of innovative approaches to tackling age-old problems and targeting solutions at the genetic level. This article aims to shed some light on these biotech startups that promise to make significant impacts in the biotechnology industry.
Biotechnology aims to leverage the techniques of modern molecular biology to reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture, manufacture products sustainably, feed the hungry, and improve human health. Emerging biotech startups in San Francisco promise to drive these ambitious goals even further. In the wake of the global pandemic, these innovative companies play a huge role in resolving some imminent problems in the health care industry.
Let’s take a look at these promising companies that were founded in and after 2020 and what they bring to the table.
Graphite Bio
Launched by founders Daniel Dever, Maria-Grazia Roncarolo, and Matthew Porteus, Graphite Bio is a clinical-stage, next-gen gene-editing company set on possible cures for a broad spectrum of severe and life-threatening diseases. The company is pioneering an approach to gene editing with the potential to find & replace any gene in our genome, a goal that has long eluded the medical community. Graphite Bio’s ability to correct mutations or replace entire disease-causing genes might revolutionize human health.
Perceive Biotherapeutics
Perceive Biotherapeutics is a biotech company at the forefront of pioneering novel technologies and therapeutics in ophthalmology. Though its founders remain anonymous, the company is making strides in the Biopharma, Biotechnology, Life Science, and Therapeutic sectors.
Sonoma BioTherapeutics
In the world of therapeutic capabilities, Sonoma BioTherapeutics, led by founders Alexander Rudensky, Fred Ramsdell, Jeffrey Bluestone, and Qizhi Tang, is an emerging name. The company is specializing in the development of adoptive Treg cell therapies for autoimmune and degenerative diseases.
Prolific Machines
Prolific Machines, founded by Declan Jones, Deniz Kent, Max Huisman, and Victor Jones, is an innovative biotech company developing cell technologies to redefine how cells are produced for a sustainable and healthy future.
Herophilus
Herophilus is a unique firm in the industry, working to cure brain diseases by discovering and reinventing neuro drugs. Founders Frédéric Kerrest, Saul Kato, and Sean Escola are combining human brain models, scaled biology, and machine learning to systemically discover and develop novel drugs with therapeutic potential.
Vial
Vial, a contract research organization (CRO) founded by Andrew Brackin and Simon Burns, is reimagining clinical trials to deliver faster, more efficient trial results at dramatically lower costs for biotech sponsors.
Switch Therapeutics
Switch Therapeutics is a venture-backed startup company that has been developing RNAi therapies based on technology since its establishment in 2020.
AmbAgon Therapeutics
AmbAgon Therapeutics, a developer of cancer molecule therapeutics, was founded by Christian Ottmann, Lucas Brunsveld, and Michelle Arkin. The company offers research of a small molecule that augment a tumor-suppressing protein.
TenSixteen Bio
TenSixteen Bio was co-founded by Mark Chao and Pradeep Natarajan. The biotechnology company focuses on developing novel therapeutics for a variety of diseases, using somatic mosaicism and clonal hematopoiesis (CHIP).
Rubi Laboratories
Rubi Laboratories develops technology that manufactures carbon-negative textiles. It uses biocatalyst solutions to turn carbon emissions into natural fibers. The company is based in San Francisco California.
Centivax
Centivax is a healthcare-based agency that provides biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device manufacturing, and therapeutic services.
