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Spin-out company Alethiomics, focused on the development of innovative treatments for blood cancers, is Oxford through-and-through. Founded by Clinician Scientists who run neighbouring laboratories at the University’s MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, seed financed by Oxford Science Enterprises and located at the BioEscalator, the company’s early years have been immersed in the Oxford innovation ecosystem.

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Welcome, Sandbox Bioscience, to the BioEscalator Community!

We are excited to announce that Sandbox Bioscience, an ambitious biotech start-up founded by a team of virology experts from the Oxford ecosystem, has joined the BioEscalator.

Infinitopes granted Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial Application approval to evaluate precision vaccine targeting early-stage oesophageal cancer

Infinitopes Ltd today announces that the UK Medicines and Healthcare products RegulatoryAgency (MHRA) has granted Clinical Trial Application (CTA) approval for the first-in-humanPhase I/IIa clinical trial of ITOP1, the company’s lead ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer vaccine. ITOP1 is a precision cancer vaccine, designed to safely and accurately target tumour antigens, leveraging the company’s vector delivery system, aiming to drive strong and durable T-cell protection for patients with surgically resectable oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC).

Care Fertility and U-Ploid Biotechnologies announce research collaboration to improve egg quality in women of advanced maternal age

Care Fertility, a leading fertility treatment provider, and U-Ploid Biotechnologies, a pioneering reproductive health biotech, today announces a research collaboration aimed at improving egg quality and improve fertility treatment. Egg quality is one of the main contributing factors to infertility and is known to deteriorate rapidly with increasing female age. This research collaboration has the potential to validate novel therapeutics and offer hope to millions struggling to conceive.

Dr Mary Vinson joins the U-Ploid as Clinical Development Advisor

Dr Vinson brings over 25 years of invaluable experience in the pharma and biotech industry, with a proven track record of leading and contributing to breakthrough therapeutics.

Infinitopes strengthens Board with two biotech leaders to advance precision immunotherapies into the clinic

Infinitopes welcomes Jo Brewer, PhD (CSO at Adaptimmune), and Dan Menichella (former CEO and CBO of CureVac's US subsidiary) as incoming Non-Executive Directors, bringing deep expertise in immunotherpay and oncology innovation.

Entelo Bio ushering in new ways of doing science

Entelo Bio, a venture backed biotechnology company pioneering the emerging isoform frontier of medicine, releases Flow Agent, an adaptive agentic (autonomous, AI-driven) based workflow management framework for bioinformatics workflows.

OXcan President and Co-Founder features as guest speaker on TheHill Digital Innovation Podcast

Andreas Halner, president and co-founder of Oxford Cancer Analytics (OXcan), chats to TheHill director, Megan Morys-Carter, about the company's inception, what makes the technology so revolutionary and the ever-increasing success OXcan has met with recently.

New ‘Super Test’ for prostate cancer developed in the UK by EDX Medical

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scientists in Cambridge have developed a new ‘super test’ for prostate cancer in an effort to revolutionise screening and diagnosis of the disease and accelerate personalised treatment for patients.

U-Ploid Biotechnologies announces the appointment of Professor Alison Campbell to its advisory board

U-Ploid, a venture-backed biotechnology company developing next-generation fertility therapeutics, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Alison Campbell to its Advisory Board. In this key role, Professor Campbell will provide strategic guidance on company research programmes, working closely with the U-Ploid team to drive innovation in fertility treatments.

Oxford Cancer Analytics raises USD$11M in series A funding to transform early lung cancer detection and enable curative treatments

Dr. Heinrich Roder, expert in lung cancer proteomics liquid biopsy, appointed as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at OXcan.

AI-powered cancer immunotherapy discovery could be a step closer

TechBio startup, Exogene, is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to develop innovative immunotherapies with the potential to eliminate untreatable solid tumours in cancer patients. Through a collaboration with German company Alithea Bio, Exogene hopes to speed up cancer immunotherapy discovery and make it more cost-effective.

Exogene could be a step closer to AI-powered immunotherapy discovery

Through UK-Germany Collaborative R&D funding, Exogene is collaborating with the German company Alithea Bio, aiming to accelerate cancer immunotherapy discovery and make it more cost-effective.

Infinitopes to showcase breakthroughs on cancer vaccine development at SITC 2024: Insight into a double-blind, Phase I/IIa clinical trial

Infinitopes, an integrated cancer biotech combining world leading platforms in precision antigen discovery with vaccine vectors capable of durably stimulating protective immune responses, today announces that it will be presenting three posters on its pioneering cancer vaccine discovery and development, including one that has been recognised as a ‘top 100’ poster presentation, at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2024, held in Houston, US, from 6-10th November.

Eterna Biologics: Revolutionising RNA therapeutics

We are excited to welcome Eterna Biologics, a University of Oxford biotech spinout company with a mission to unleash the full potential of RNA medicines. The company aims to enhance global health by expanding the applicability of RNA-targeting medicine to develop treatment for a wide range of human conditions.

Evolvere Biosciences accepted into the prestigious Y Combinator program

The team of University of Oxford students is making strides that could transform our approach to antibiotics.

U-Ploid thrilled to join the BioEscalator Community

U-Ploid Biotechnologies joins the BioEscalator to develop groundbreaking therapeutics that improve egg quality and revolutionise IVF.

RE-AIM Therapeutics: Targeting disease causal cells to cure autoimmunity

We are delighted to welcome RE-AIM Therapeutics to the BioEscalator community, a start-up focused on developing antibody-based curative therapies for inflammatory disorders, such as psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease.

The BioEscalator welcomes SiGenex to its growing community

SiGenex is advancing genomic medicine with its innovative, artificial intelligence-powered in-hospital sequencing platform. The company's technology is designed to transform how hospitals, clinics, and medical centres perform targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests.

Granza Bio grabs $7M seed from Felicis and YC to advance delivery of cancer treatments

In April 2024, the BioEscalator welcomed Granza Bio, a biotech startup focusing on developing novel immunotherapy delivery methods. The company has already attracted investor interest and closed a successful $7.14 million seed funding round led by Felicis and Refactor, with participation from Y Combinator.

Integrated cancer biotech Infinitopes secures £12.8M seed financing to enhance its Precision Immunomics(TM) antigen discovery technologies to target five more cancers

Funding also supports the start of phase I/IIa study for lead vaccine, ITOP1

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