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We are a Vancouver, Canada-based biotech firm focused on developing our innovative lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery platform for genetic therapies. We believe our proprietary platform provides a solution to the most critical challenge to effective CRISPR-based gene therapy — the effective and safe in vivo delivery of active gene editing machinery into target tissues. We have secured the exclusive worldwide...
Variational AI has developed Enki, the biopharma industry's first commercially-available foundation model for small molecules. Enki is based on a novel generative AI framework invented by Variational AI that has delivered novel and selective leads to multiple biopharma partners and customers.
Zucara Therapeutics, a CDRD and MaRS Innovation portfolio company, is developing the first drug therapy to prevent hypoglycemia in people with diabetes. Our first-in-class therapeutic is focused on improving glucagon counterregulation by inhibiting somatostatin which is dysregulated in Type 1 diabetes. Preventing hypoglycemia will dramatically change diabetes disease management, improving both patient health and quality of life.
Microbiome Insights, Inc. is a leading global provider of end-to-end services for microbiome DNA sequencing, including state-of-the-art bioinformatic analysis. The company's customized suite of services enables researchers and clinicians to easily and effectively include microbiome analysis in studies across a range of human, animal, agricultural, and environmental applications. The multidisciplinary team of researchers and knowledge leaders at the company's helm...
Zymeworks (NASDAQ:ZYME) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of next-generation multifunctional biotherapeutics. Zymeworks’ suite of therapeutic platforms and its fully integrated drug development engine enable precise engineering of highly differentiated product candidates. Zymeworks’ lead clinical candidate, zanidatamab, is a novel Azymetric™ HER2-targeted bispecific antibody currently being evaluated in multiple Phase 1, Phase 2, and pivotal clinical trials...
WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a late-stage drug development company in Vancouver, Canada dedicated to the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of Halneuron®, a new novel non-opioid analgesic. Halneuron® is a highly selective sodium channel blocker and represents a breakthrough in painkiller technology: - Non-addictive, no withdrawal symptoms and no euphoria - No build of up of tolerance over time - A long duration of...
Avivo, a British Columbia-based preclinical-stage company, has identified enzymes that convert the cell surface antigens that determine a person’s blood group to group O, the universal donor type. This innovative platform enables a world where a person’s blood type is no longer the first constraint when they need life-saving organ transplants or blood transfusions. Avivo’s platform will enable healthcare providers...
NanoVation Therapeutics is a pioneer in the design and creation of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for nucleic acid delivery. The company’s LNP technologies aim to overcome the limits of existing approaches to nucleic acid delivery, including the ability to target tissues outside the liver (extrahepatic delivery). NanoVation’s lead technology is its proprietary long-circulating LNP (lcLNP™) platform, which enables functional nucleic acid delivery...
Acuitas is the premier LNP (lipid nanoparticle) technology provider, enabling our partners to advance new therapeutics to address unmet clinical needs. We have developed a broad IP portfolio focussed on the use of LNP technology for nucleic acid therapeutics. This portfolio primarily encompasses novel compositions of matter but also includes novel uses of nucleic acids therapeutics. Our mission is · To...
SaNOtize has developed and patented (issued) a Nitric Oxide Releasing Solution platform technology to treat and prevent microbial infections, including drug resistant microbes. Target indications include treatment for strep throat, athlete's foot, infected wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, sinusitis, cold and flu and others. With antibiotic resistance increasing in the world, SaNOtize's platform technology can help fight resistance and bring a...
