Meet the Startups
participating start-ups in the fall Semester, August 1st to December 31st, 2024
Application deadline Fall 2024 is 15th of March 2024
Siolta therapeutics
Siolta Therapeutics is a clinical-stage microbiome company fundamentally altering the therapeutic landscape of chronic inflammatory diseases by leveraging its deep knowledge of the human microbiome to develop FDA-approved live biotherapeutic products (LBPs). Siolta Therapeutics is developing defined-consortia live biotherapeutic products that target the core drivers of disease. By leveraging our proprietary Precision Symbiotics Platform™, we have successfully advanced multiple programs into clinical and preclinical development.
Looking for
Microbiologist / Molecular Biologist
Location
San Carlos, California
epibiologics
EpiBiologics is a fast-paced biotechnology company developing bispecific antibodies with a novel mechanism of action. Our proprietary EpiTAC platform enables the development of first-in-class and best-in-class targeted therapies that degrade disease driving membrane and extracellular proteins. This approach can be effective against a wide range of disorders that lack meaningful treatment options today.
Looking for
Antibody and protein engineering / Molecular biology / Cell culture
Location
San Mateo, California
oneskin
OneSkin is a longevity company committed to extending the healthy years of life and helping people age at their best. Our team of researchers and entrepreneurs is fascinated with science and living life to the fullest.
OneSkin is the first company to grow human skin tissues in vitro that undergo the aging process. We have also identified biomarkers that can be accessed for measuring the success of a given intervention, and we have validated a new molecule selected by our screening platform, confirming their ability to reverse/prevent aging. This molecule reduces 25-50% of the aged cells (senescent cells) in the testing models. Our solution was designed to perform the whole discovery and validation processes of novel age reversal molecules and accelerate their translation to the clinic. OneSkin brought to the market the first product in the skincare market with a senotherapeutical approach, and it’s increasing the knowledge on reversing skins’ biological age.
LOOKING FOR
Bioengineering / Cellular biology
Location
San Francisco, California
sandboxaq
SandboxAQ is an innovative enterprise SaaS company at the forefront of technological advancements, seamlessly merging the realms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum technology to tackle some of society's most formidable challenges. The company’s core team and inspiration formed at Alphabet Inc. In 2022, SandboxAQ transitioned to independence under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Hidary, with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt assuming the role of Chairman of the Board. The company utilizes quantum sensors, capitalizing on the inherent instability of quantum states to detect and interpret minuscule alterations in the physical world. These alterations encompass a wide range of phenomena, including motion, electric fields, and magnetic fields that would otherwise remain imperceptible.
LOOKING FOR
Engineers or
Data Science
Location
Palo Alto, California
switch bioworks
Switch Bioworks is a biotechnology startup, founded in March 2022 with the goal of providing sustainable solutions to agricultural bottlenecks through the use of synthetic biology. Switch genetically reprograms naturally occurring, symbiotic microbes with a next-generation mechanism that turns them into fertilizer-producing mini-factories directly at the root of plants. No toxic gas emissions, no pollution, no runoff, no poison. Switch has assembled a team of 12 scientists with diverse experience in synthetic biology, genome editing and directed evolution, metabolic/protein engineering, evolutionary biology, assay development, soil/plant microbial ecology, host colonization, and the impacts of abiotic stress on the microbiome. As such, the team at Switch is well-positioned to make meaningful impacts in the biofertilizer space.
LOOKING FOR
molecular biology, microbiology, genetics or related
Location
San Carlos, California
dorian therapeutics
Dorian Therapeutics is a pre-clinical Silicon Valley biotech company focused on counteracting tissue aging in degenerative diseases and during cellular therapy by enhancing stem cell pathways. Dorian employs an innovative approach based on epigenetic remodeling, which modulates chromatin accessibility to orchestrate multiple programs dysregulated in diseases. The first target was identified at Stanford University over more than 10 years of research, and proprietary small molecules have been identified, optimized, and tested in preclinical models of fibrosis and osteoarthritis.
Dorian's approach has the opportunity to expand through different indications, revolutionizing the way we approach diseases from a disease-centric to a pathways-centric perspective, aiming to identify common features in tissue regeneration.
LOOKING FOR
Biological Science, Molecular biology or related. Hands-on experiment in tissue handling
Location
San Carlos, California