Anixa Biosciences, Inc.
Anixa Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops therapies and vaccines that are focused on critical unmet needs in oncology. Its therapeutics programs include the development of a chimeric endocrine receptor-T cell therapy, a novel form of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell (CAR-T) technology that is focused on treating ovarian cancer. The company's vaccine programs include the development of a vaccine against breast cancer, initially focused on triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most lethal form of breast cancer; and the development of a vaccine against ovarian cancer, as well as a vaccine discovery program to develop additional cancer vaccines to address intractable cancers, including high incidence malignancies in lung, colon, and prostate. Its vaccine technologies focus on the discovery of additional retired proteins that may be associated with other forms of cancer. The company was formerly known as ITUS Corporation and changed its name to Anixa Biosciences, Inc. in October 2018. Anixa Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is based in San Jose, California.
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Beam Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the development of precision genetic medicines for patients suffering from serious diseases in the United States. It develops BEAM-101 for the treatment of sickle cell disease; BEAM-302, a liver-targeting LNP formulation to treat severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; and BEAM-301, a liver-targeting LNP formulation for the treatment of glycogen storage disease 1a. It also intends to develop BEAM-103, an anti-CD117 monoclonal antibody, and BEAM-104, a cell therapy for development in sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia; and BEAM-201 and other potential ex vivo CAR-T therapies. The company has research collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc., focus on in vivo base editing programs for targets rare genetic diseases of the liver, muscle, and central nervous system; Apellis Pharmaceuticals to conduct preclinical research on target specific genes within the complement system in various organs, including the eye, liver, and brain; Verve Therapeutics, Inc., for cardiovascular disease treatments; Sana Biotechnology, Inc., to research, develop, and commercialize rights to CRISPR Cas12b for cell therapy programs; and Orbital Therapeutics design RNA for the prevention, treatment or diagnosis of human disease. Beam Therapeutics Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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