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
Syntex:
- Pioneered the birth control pill & brought Alejandro Zaffaroni to Silicon Valley
- Founded in 1944 out of Mexico City by two German refugees
- To manufacture therapeutic steroids from Mexican yams
- Focused on bulk chemicals market then shifting to oral contraceptives
Rapid, site-specific labeling of “off-the-shelf” and native serum autoantibodies with T cell–redirecting domains led by Fabiana Zappala from the Burcin Altun Ozdemir lab https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn4613
Scientist Stories: Christopher Bartley, Autoantibody Discovery in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
ReNAgade Therapeutics:
- Founded in 2021 as a joint venture with Orna Therapeutics
- Raised $300M from MPM BioImpact & F2
- To build an integrated RNA platform covering LNPs, editing, insertion & expression
- Building a pipeline & also working with Merck to develop RNA medicines
“Some people look at the sky because they like to marvel at how small we are. I’d rather marvel at how much we've learned and the possibilities that are still out there.”
- Art Levinson, CEO of Calico as well as the Chairman for Apple and CEO of Genentech from 1995 to 2009