2015 Biotech Startups

Company	Location	Business Type
Caperna	,	mRNA-based personalized cancer vaccines
Solvanix	Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia	Novel technology for improving stability and reducing the aggregation of fully human antibodies
Oncurious	Leuven, Belgium	Pediatric brain tumor treatments
Ascendance Biotechnology	Alameda, CA	Assays and stem cell technology
Verge Genomics	Bay Area, CA	Algorithm-based Drug Discovery
Sure Genomics	Carlsbad, CA	DNA sequencing
Tinoro	Carlsbad, CA	non-thermal PCR
Cell Design Labs	Emeryville, CA	Cell-Therapies for Cancer
Gritstone Oncology	Emeryville, CA	Personalized cancer vaccines
SutroVax	Foster City, CA	Conjugate vaccines and protein-based vaccines
Arcus Biosciences	Hayward, CA	Cancer Immunotherapies
CTMA Pharma Technical Services	Irvine, CA	Quality, Compliance, and Manufacturing project based consulting
MatriSys Bioscience	La Jolla, CA	Dermatology & Skin Care
Zander Therapeutics	La Mesa, CA	Veterinary Stem Cell & Small Molecule Therapies
Orchard Therapeutics	Los Angeles, CA	Ex-vivo autologous haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy
Enable Biosciences	Menlo Park, CA	Antibody Detection
Forty Seven	Menlo Park, CA	Immuno-Oncology
Color Genomics	Milbrae, CA	Genetic testing, direct to consumer
Bigfoot Biomedical	Milpitas, CA	Insulin delivery pump
Verb Surgical	Mountain View, CA	Digital Surgery
CancerVacs	Oakland, CA	ImmunoTherapeutics
Amygdala Neurosciences	Palo Alto, CA	Addiction Therapies
BridgeBio Pharma	Palo Alto, CA	Genetic Disease Treatments
Combinati	Palo Alto, CA	PCR
Confident Cannabis	Palo Alto, CA	Cannabis Analysis
OMT Therapeutics	Palo Alto, CA	Heavy chain-only antibody
Orbus Therapeutics	Palo Alto, CA	Repurposing drug
Quick Biology	Pasadena, CA	Next-gen Sequencing Analysis
Unchained Labs	Pleasanton, CA	Tools for biologics research & development
Aziyo Biologics	Richmond, CA	Tissues, Allografts, Bioscaffolds
Amydis Diagnostics	San Diego, CA	Alzheimer's diagnostic
Angionetics	San Diego, CA	Gene Therapy
Avexegen Therapeutics	San Diego, CA	Biologics
Daré Bioscience	San Diego, CA	Women's Health
Dauntless Pharmaceuticals	San Diego, CA	Hiving off development projects
F1 Oncology	San Diego, CA	CAR-T
Forge Therapeutics	San Diego, CA	Metalloprotein targeting
Helix	San Diego, CA	Genetic Testing
IDEAYA Biosciences	San Diego, CA	Personlized Synthetic Medicines
Metacrine Sciences	San Diego, CA	Metabolic diseases
Molecular Stethoscope	San Diego, CA	Circulating RNA for diagnosis
Nobilis Therapeutics	San Diego, CA	Inert gas treatments
Poseida Therapeutics	San Diego, CA	Genome Editing Technologies
Samsara Sciences	San Diego, CA	Human cells
Helix	San Francisco, CA	Genetic Testing
Pionyr Immunotherapeutics	San Francisco, CA	Immuno-Oncology
synvitrobio	San Francisco, CA	Synthetic Biology
Neuspera	San Jose, CA	Neurostimulation device
DalCor Pharmaceuticals	San Mateo, CA	Genetically targeted medicine
Ab Initio Biotherapeutics	South SF, CA	Protein Therapeutics
Alexo Therapeutics	South SF, CA	Immuno-oncology
BlackThorn Therapeutics	South SF, CA	Targeted medicines for neurodevelopmental disorders
Blade Therapeutics	South SF, CA	Fibrosis Treatments
Chimera Bioengineering	South SF, CA	CAR-T therapies
Denali Therapeutics	South SF, CA	Neurodegenerative therapies
E-Scape Bio	South SF, CA	Small molecules for neurodegeneration
Encoded Genomics	South SF, CA	Genomic analysis for drug development
FLX Bio	South SF, CA	Immune-targeted cancer therapies
Goleini	South SF, CA	Gene Therapy for Glaucoma
Harpoon Therapeutics	South SF, CA	T cell recruiting antibodies
IDEAYA Biosciences	South SF, CA	Personlized Synthetic Medicines
InterVene	South SF, CA	Catheter based therapy
Kezar Life Sciences	South SF, CA	Therapies for autoimmune disorders
Surrozen	South SF, CA	Wnt signaling drugs
Tizona Therapeutics	South SF, CA	Immunotherapies
Akriveia Therapeutics	Thousand Oaks, CA	Cancer Immunotherapies
Quick Biology	Kunming, China	Next-gen Sequencing Analysis
Unchained Labs	Shanghai, China	Tools for biologics research & development
WuXi NextCODE	Shanghai, China	Genomic Data Platform
EG GILERO	Shenzhen, China	Medical & drug delivery device design and manufacturing
Frequency Therapeutics	Farmington, CT	Small molecules that activate progenitor cells
Advancing Drugs	Washington, DC	IND Drug Development Services & Advisory
EG GILERO	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Medical & drug delivery device design and manufacturing
Aranda Pharma	Kuopio, Finland	Small Molecule Discovery
Espero Pharmaceuticals	Jacksonville, FL	Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Venn Therapeutics	Tampa, FL	Small Molecule
F1 Oncology	West Palm Beach, FL	CAR-T
Brainvectis	Fontenay-aux-Roses, France	Viral Vector Therapy
Adare Pharmaceuticals	Houdan , France	Generics, small molecules
ImCheck Therapeutics	Marseille, France	Immuno-modulatory antibodies
Biome360	Alpharetta, GA	Consumer Gut Microbiome Analysis
EG GILERO	Austell, GA	Medical & drug delivery device design and manufacturing
Aziyo Biologics	Roswell, GA	Tissues, Allografts, Bioscaffolds
Engelbrecht Biotech Consulting	Freiburg , Germany	Consultant specialized in CMC and CMO-selection services
Upcyte Technologies	Hamburg, Germany	Cells for Research
EpimAb Biotherapeutics	Warmsroth , Germany	bi-specific Antibodies
WuXi NextCODE	Reykjavik, Iceland	Genomic Data Platform
Kastle Therapeutics	Chicago, IL	Acquisition of all stages of drugs
Aptinyx	Evanston, IL	Neurological treatments
Novum Pharma	Indianapolis, IN	Specialty Pharma
Owl Manor Veterinary	Warsaw, IN	Veterinary Cell Therapy
Akanocure	West Lafayette, IN	Drug synthesis
Vagdevi InnoScience	Hyderabad, India	Chemical Research Services
Bizotic Lifescience	Morbi, India	APIs
Alexo Therapeutics	Dublin, Ireland	Immuno-oncology
Aralez Pharmaceuticals	Dublin, Ireland	Small Molecules
Genomics Medicine Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	Genomic research for alzheimer's, other therapies
BiomX	Ness Ziona, Israel	Microbiome-based Therapeutics
NeoTX	Rehovot, Israel	Oncology Immunotherapy
Adare Pharmaceuticals	Pessano con Bornago, Italy	Generics, small molecules
nousCom	Rome, Italy	Cancer Immunotherapies
Adare Pharmaceuticals	San Giuliano Milanese, Italy	Generics, small molecules
ImmunoMet Therapeutics	Daejeon, Korea	Small Molecules
SK Biotek	Daejon, Korea	Manufacturing & Development Services, API manufacturing
Eutilex	Seoul, Korea	T cell and antibody therapies
Genzada Pharmaceuticals	Sterling, KS	Plant-derived small molecules for oncology
Beta Bionics	, MA	Bionic Pancreas
Access Vascular	Bedford, MA	Hydrogel-based devices to improve venous access
Decibel Therapeutics	Boston, MA	New medicines to protect, restore & repair hearing
Leukemia Therapeutics	Boston, MA	Antibody based drugs targeting leukemia
Oncolinx	Boston, MA	Antibody-drug conjugates
Boston Pharmaceuticals	Cambridge, MA	Acquisition of products
Censa Pharmaceuticals	Cambridge, MA	Biopterins
Checkmate Pharma	Cambridge, MA	Cancer Immunotherapy
Codiak Biosciences	Cambridge, MA	Exosomes
Elpidera	Cambridge, MA	mRNA based medicines for rare diseases
Evelo Biosciences	Cambridge, MA	Microbiomic cancer treatments
Fog Pharmaceuticals	Cambridge, MA	Cell-penetrating miniproteins
Gritstone Oncology	Cambridge, MA	Personalized cancer vaccines
Neon Therapeutics	Cambridge, MA	Vaccines & T cell therapies
Semma Therapeutics	Cambridge, MA	Diabetes Stem Cell Treatments
Surface Oncology	Cambridge, MA	cancer immunotherapies
TCR2 Therapeutics	Cambridge, MA	T Cell Immunotherapy
Torque Therapeutics	Cambridge, MA	Cancer Immunotherapy
WuXi NextCODE	Cambridge, MA	Genomic Data Platform
Hyalex Orthopaedics	Lexington, MA	Synthetic Cartilage
Ribon Therapeutics	Lexington, MA	Cancer drugs that target specific types of poly ADP-ribose polymerase
Ascendance Biotechnology	Medford, MA	Assays and stem cell technology
Geneius Biotechnology	Natick, MA	Immuno-oncology targeting
ColonaryConcepts	Newton, MA	Colon Prep Foods
Opsonix	Wakefield, MA	Pathogen-extraction therapy
Dragonfly Therapeutics	Waltham, MA	Immuno-oncology Drugs
Entasis Therapeutics	Waltham, MA	Small molecule anti-infectives
Lyndra	Watertown, MA	Drug Delivery
Macrolide Pharmaceuticals	Watertown, MA	Antibiotics
4G Clinical	Wellesley, MA	Clinical Trial Software
Frequency Therapeutics	Woburn, MA	Small molecules that activate progenitor cells
Unchained Labs	Woburn, MA	Tools for biologics research & development
Vtesse	Gaithersburg, MD	Orphan Indicated Small Molecule
Aziyo Biologics	Silver Spring, MD	Tissues, Allografts, Bioscaffolds
PreDxion Bio	Ann Arbor, MI	ICU Inflammation diagnosis
StrataOncology	Ann Arbor, MI	Tumor sequencing for therapeutic targeting
accuFD	Kalamazoo, MI	Blood sample prep device
Cirius Therapeutics	Kalamazoo, MI	Small Molecule
Xcede Technologies	Rochester, MN	Hemostatic patch
EG GILERO	Asheboro, NC	Medical & drug delivery device design and manufacturing
Avista Pharma Solutions	Durham, NC	Contract testing, development, manufacturing
Mimetics	Durham, NC	Biological analytical tools
Symberix	Durham, NC	Small molecules that act upon human microbiome
EG GILERO	Morrisville, NC	Medical & drug delivery device design and manufacturing
Collaborations Pharmaceuticals	Raleigh, NC	Rare Disease Treatments
RegenmedTX	Winston-Salem, NC	Neo-organs & Tissues
SK Biotek	Fair Lawn, NJ	Manufacturing & Development Services, API manufacturing
Adare Pharmaceuticals	Lawrenceville, NJ	Generics, small molecules
Castle Creek Pharma	Parsippany, NJ	Small molecules
Aralez Pharmaceuticals	Princeton, NJ	Small Molecules
Appili Therapeutics	Halifax, NS	Small molecule
Envisagenics	Huntington, NY	Software-based drug discovery

Avenue Therapeutics	New York, NY	IV Tramadol
Bantam Pharmaceutical	New York, NY	Small molecule inhibitors of mRNA translation initiation for treating cancer
Helocyte	New York, NY	Cytomegalovirus, oncology immunotherapies
Intrommune Therapeutics	New York, NY	Oral Mucosal Immunotherapy
Kallyope	New York, NY	Gut-brain axis focus
Kyras Therapeutics	New York, NY	RAS-targeted drugs
Mustang Bio	New York, NY	immunotherapies
Turing Pharmaceuticals	New York, NY	Small molecules
Vencerx Therapeutics	New York, NY	Neurodevelopment Disorder Therapeutics
EG GILERO	Rochester, NY	Medical & drug delivery device design and manufacturing
EG GILERO	Columbus, OH	Medical & drug delivery device design and manufacturing
Remo CRO	Columbus, OH	Clinical Trial design and management
Macrophage Therapeutics	Dublin, OH	Technologies to target and treat activated macrophages in the body
Adare Pharmaceuticals	Vandalia, OH	Generics, small molecules
Rapid Novor	Kitchener, ON	Antibody Protein Sequencing
Edesa Biotech	Markham, ON	Topicals & Suppositories
Aralez Pharmaceuticals	Mississauga, ON	Small Molecules
Turnstone Biologics	Ottawa, ON	Oncolytic viral immunotherapy
ProMIS Neurosciences	Toronto, ON	Neurodegenerative Therapies
Regulatory Heights	Toronto, ON	Regulatory Consulting
SQI Diagnostics	Toronto, ON	Microarray Diagnostics
Kendall Life Sciences	Bryn Mawr, PA	KLS is a unique, specialized consulting company that offers compliance and regulatory solutions
EG GILERO	Erie, PA	Medical & drug delivery device design and manufacturing
Lineage Therapeutics	Horsham, PA	Epinephrine Injection
Palladio Biosciences	Newtown, PA	Small Molecules
StemCell2MAX	Cantanhede, Portugal	Neurotrophic factors
Biodextris	Laval, QC	Analytical and process development services for vaccines and biologics
Adare Pharmaceuticals	Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC	Generics, small molecules
DalCor Pharmaceuticals	Montréal, QC	Genetically targeted medicine
Semma Therapeutics	Providence, RI	Diabetes Stem Cell Treatments
Turing Pharmaceuticals	Baar , Switzerland	Small molecules
nousCom	Basel, Switzerland	Cancer Immunotherapies
NLS Pharma	Stans, Switzerland	Treatments for neurobehavioral and neurocognitive disorders
Metalytics	Nashville, TN	Mapping of metabolic reaction rates in industrially relevant cell factories
ImmunoMet Therapeutics	Houston, TX	Small Molecules
Moleculin Biotech	Houston, TX	Cancer Treatments
OncoResponse	Houston, TX	Immuno-oncology antibodies
Novothelium	San Antonio, TX	Nipple Reconstruction
Replimune	Abingdon, UK	Oncolytic immunotherapy
Metrion Biosciences	Cambridge, UK	Ion channel screening services
Caldan Therapeutics	Edinburgh, UK	Small Molecules
AMO Pharma	London, UK	Rare and Orphan Diseases
Amryt Pharma	London, UK	Orphan Specialty Drugs
LivaNova	London, UK	Surgery, Neurology devices
MeiraGTx	London, UK	Gene Therapy
Mereo BioPharma	London, UK	Acquisition & rapid development of drugs
Orchard Therapeutics	London, UK	Ex-vivo autologous haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy
Seqirus	Maidenhead , UK	Flu vaccine
Carrick Therapeutics	Oxford, UK	Small Molecules
Sanyal Biotechnology	Richmond, VA	Mice with diet-caused humanized liver disease
Alpine Immune Sciences	Seattle, WA	Biologics
Cyrus Biotech	Seattle, WA	Biological computation tools
EpiThany	Seattle, WA	Cancer Vaccines
Nohla Therapeutics	Seattle, WA	Universal donor cell therapy
OncoResponse	Seattle, WA	Immuno-oncology antibodies
Parallel Devices	Seattle, WA	Protein, DNA/RNA Purification
Vie Diagnostics	Seattle, WA	STD diagnostics
Essential Biotechnology	Madison, WI	Biologic for pancreatic cancer
Stem Pharm	Madison, WI	Biomaterials supporting stem cell growth
Protein Foundry	Milwaukee, WI	Recombinant proteins for research