Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies AEBI Ltd Israel

AEBi was established in the year 2000, and has been managed since then based on the idea that the ability to manipulate and design peptides has vastly superior advantages to many, if not any, existing and trajectory technologies of drug development. This idea is valid today as well.The basic idea is that we do not require a natural lead or a sequence (usually coming from the academia or other research) which are either not strong enough or not specific enough and difficult to manipulate in order to create a drug.
An artificial high complexity pool, representing a broad spectrum of  possibilities, manipulated by our technology, will provide the best possible solution. Such a  solution  will not be hindered or blocked by natural interactions and will be very specific to the problem.
AEBi, a development-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovery and development of therapeutic peptides, has developed a combinatorial biology screening platform technology (IP protected).
The major advantage is that it can be used not only to find binders to known targets, but to select the best functional molecules among them. AEBi's platform is very flexible, exploiting combinatorial biology to discover new and better lead compounds to disease targets.

Our Breakthrough SoAP Platform:
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Our platform provides functional leads to very difficult targets (functional leads - agonist, antagonist, inhibitor, etc.), not merely those that best bind with the target.

Moreover, it allows us to develop drugs to many illnesses, among them CANCER and COVID19, and is expected to transform the drug discovery R&D phase by significantly reducing the attrition rate of new drug candidates.
This Breakthrough technology generates very specific lead compounds with greater functionality and improved pharmacological properties. Such lead Compounds will allow more effective drugs and fewer side effects. The need for such technology is acute and pressing for many reasons. The sole external requirement in the screening process is a Defined Target (usually an illness-related protein).

MuTaTo: our Multiple Targeted Comprehensive Cancer Therapy
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This new cancer treatment is a personalized medicine concept, that can be also turned into a "shelf product". The main principal of it is using multiple targeting peptides connected together with a toxin. The main advantage of it is that it would lower the probability of the targeted cancer cells to develop drug-resistance due to mutations they possess, and at the same time would lower adverse effects due to avidity effect. Each cancer patient would receive a specific drug perfectly suited to his/her cancer, based on the expression profile of receptors on the outer membrane of their cancer cells. This therapy's construct production is easy and rapid. Therefore, the production cost would not be as expensive as with other biological drugs, or other sophisticated cancer treatments.
MuTaTo our Multiple Targeted Safe Cancer Therapy is DIFFERENT and UNIQUE because:
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1- It is EFFECTIVE on almost all types of CANCERS because we will develop a MuTaTo molecule for every type of cancers.
2- it is SAFE on healthy cells and DOESN'T cause any suffering to patients.
3- unlike other cancer therapies that attack cancer from only one or 2 targets at most , MuTaTo is DIFFERENT because it attacks cancer from at least 3 targets so that cancer DOESN'T metastasize nor develop drug resistance.
4- MuTaTo can treat almost all types of cancers even rare one and is effective on all cancer stages even terminal ones.
5- our MuTaTo is so versatile it can be:
a) used as personalized Cancer therapy where each cancer patient would receive a specific drug perfectly suited to his/her cancer, based on the expression profile of receptors on the outer membrane of their cancer cells.
b) or it can be mass produced as a "shelf Product - Oncolytic Drug" to treat different cancers with different indications, so we will have not just one MuTaTo Drug, but a COMPLETE FAMILY OF MuTaTo DRUGS, to treat almost all types and indications of Cancers , from all stages, even rare and Terminal cancers.

Our MUTATO Cancer treatment is PATENTED,
https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2018061004A1/en?inventor=Ilan+morad&oq=Ilan+morad

Our PLATFORM is patented
https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2007010525A3/en?inventor=Ilan+morad&oq=Ilan+morad

Our concept is peer approved and we have proof of concept, and published in the prestigious Cancer Therapy Magazine
https://m.scirp.org/papers/98400

-Chinese Journals have written about our concept including MyBioGate
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NYjbJDgdBOtxsAztKr7wMw
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here is one article about us in another journal:
https://www.myzaker.com/article/5f88ec9f32ce40ea2900000a
Website:
www.aebi-bio.com
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2000
Stock Market and Ticker/Symbol/Number
not listed because we are private company
Please specify your partnering goal
big pharma, and we are open to other options too.
Funding Status
pre-clinical round of funding
Now raising (In USD)
10 million USD
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
-partnering with Chinese pharmaceutical companies -partnering with Chinese manufacturers especially in the field of peptides and drug manufacturing. -launching our drugs from China (being China Based).
Assets Information 1: Name|Description|Indications|Stage|IP countries
Patents|METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFYING A PEPTIDE HAVING AN INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION WITH A TARGET OF INTEREST|developing drugs to many illnesses including CANCER AND COVID19|preclinical|not yet
Assets Information 2
patents|THERAPEUTIC MULTI-TARGETING CONSTRUCTS AND USES THEREOF|most types and stages of Cancer|preclinical|not yet
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Investment Focus
private equity but we are open to other options.
Suma Khazmo
Spokesperson and Investment Consultant 
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Consulate General of Canada in Shanghai China

For more than 120 years, the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) has been helping Canadian companies navigate international markets. Our trade commissioners in more than 160 cities worldwide can provide you with key business insights and access to an unbeatable network of international contacts. The TCS provides Canadian businesses and organizations with tailored advice to help them enter new markets outside of Canada.
Lulu Mi
Life Sciences Trade Commissioner 
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Dawn Biopharmaceuticals Inc. United States

Dawn Biopharmaceuticals Inc (DBI) is a US firm founded by Gordon Lee, MD (UK MBChB), MBA (Wharton) who has access to a proprietary cell-based immunotherapeutic product for clinical development in the US. The product is a multivalent cancer therapy that integrates multiple anti-cancer mechanisms in one modifiable platform. The product is tumor-homing, disables the local tumor defenses and expresses a therapeutic cytokine in the cancer - but not systemically.

(Please note that the website is pending.)

Website:
dawnbio.net
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2020
Please specify your partnering goal
Strategic pharmaceutical or capital partner to accompany into Pre-IND and clinical trials.
Funding Status
Initial round
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Open to partnerships with Chinese firms that have a proprietary small molecule or biodrug that could be encoded into our platform with the benefits of wider scope of applications, tumor-centric molecular therapeutic delivery, avoidance of peripheral (extra tumoral) actions and effects, and vectoring of high payload(s) for multi-arming.
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Gordon Lee
Founder 
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Focus-X Therapuetics United States

Focus-X is a preclinical stage biotech company committed to the discovery and development of personalized precision medicine fulfilling the unmet needs in cancer diagnosis and treatment. We are to release the true potential of radioligand therapy by leveraging our world class peptide drug discovery platform and joining force with top radiopharmaceutical partners.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
< 1
Please specify your partnering goal
Connection to investors and partners
Funding Status
Seed Round - Pre-A
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Establish operation after next round finance (Within 2 years)
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Fa Liu
CEO 
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Genervon Biopharmaceuticals United States

There is a high unmet need for central nervous system (CNS) diseases in the growing aging population. Genervon is bringing GM6, a new clinical-stage drug asset, to regulatory approval and commercialization in China for CNS diseases including Parkinson’s disease (PD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and other neurodegenerative diseases. Most clinical trials for drugs developed through the traditional single-target drug approach have failed to treat the complex neurological disorders that involve multiple interrelated pathways. GM6 is neither an antibody nor a single-target agonist or antagonist. It is a pleiotropic regulator which simultaneously regulates multiple pathological pathways. Genervon has validated GM6’s target engagement of multiple targets and druggability. GM6 has been de-risked for toxicity in animal studies and safety in three clinical trials. IND documents filed with the FDA can be used to support regulatory filing in China for clinical trials. Genervon is interested to partner through licensing or merger and acquisition. 
Genervon Biopharmaceuticals discovered an endogenous embryonic-stage regulator, Motoneuronotrophic Factor (MNTF), and developed from it the pleiotropic drug GM6. Chronic inflammation is associated with a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases related to aging. GM6 simultaneously modulates multiple biological mechanisms (MOA) in the CNS and immune system to increase neurogenesis and lower inflammation. The MOAs include oxidative Stress, protein aggregation, kinase dysfunction, cholinergic signaling, extracellular matrix stability, and intrinsic apoptosis. GM6 reduces Beta Amyloid and phosphorylated tau in AD, reduces SOD1 in ALS, and reduces inflammation in animal models. GM6 passes through the blood-brain barrier and has good drug-like properties. GM6 has been studied in a Phase 1 and two Phase 2A trials and was shown to be safe and tolerable with positive clinical outcomes and favorable shifts in biomarkers SOD1, Tau and TDP43 in patients. A complete CMC package is ready for technology transfer.
Website:
www.genervon.com
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Looking for
Please specify your partnering goal
Genervon is interested to partner through out-licensing or merger and acquisition.
Assets Information 1: Name|Description|Indications|Stage|IP countries
GM6|pleiotropic regulator|ALS|Phase 2/3|USA, China, multiple EP, Japan, CA, Au
Assets Information 2
GM6|pleiotropic regulator|PD, MS, AD|Phase 2|USA, China, multiple EP, Japan, CA, Au
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
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Dorothy Ko
Dorothy Ko
Chief Operating Officer 
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Kymeris Therapeutics Inc. Canada

Kymeris Therapeutics (Canada) has exlusive license to a ground-breaking cell-based immunotherapeutic product for clinical development in cancer. This multivalent anti-cancer platform integrates multiple mechanisms in one modifiable platform. The product is tumor-homing, disables the local tumor defenses and expresses encoded biodrugs in the cancer - but not systemically.

*  We are seeking partners with small molecule or antibody (or any encodable peptide or protein) that would have an enabling platform compared to intravenous or intratumoral formulations.

*  We are also seeking strategic investors in the platform that has extremely high potential in future products, adaptable against almost any solid cancer.

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The platform can enable, or enhance, additional small molecule, antibody, peptide or cytokine agents.  It is a preclinical late-stage firm that has discovered and developed a First-in-Class immunotherapeutic platform based on non-pathogenic eukaryotes (nucleated cells, non-viral, non-bacterial). Our platform is original with the first scientific paper just published in November 2020 by the Journal of Immunotherapy of Cancer (BMJ), and our first scientific presentation at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the SITC where we presented recent report on a derivative that secreted human IL-15 within tumor, but devoid of serum detection of the cytokine.

The platform would be a paradigm shift from "reductive" (targeted, mono-mechanism) approaches, and can be encoded with additional molecular therapies to more comprehensively face the complex of solid cancer defenses. Encoding any biological agent (small molecule, antibody, antigen, cytokine...), could enable that agent for a wider scope of applications,  enhanced effect and much safer profile.  In addition, the platform shows abscopal effect, an ability to reach tumors after administration from a distance (subcutaneous or mucosal).

The platform has shown the following characteristics:

1. Tumor-tropism / Cancer-agnostic. Homing to tumor occurred in the absence of a cancer antigen marker (TAA or TSA), and may even work in tumors that are not easily "targetable", such as "cold", lacking cancer markers, heterogeneic or mutating tumors. One oncologist remarked, "This turns "cold" tumors "hot" ".The agents have had effect at distance from tumor site when administered subcutaneously or mucosally. 

 2. Tumor-infiltration + TME counteraction. The agents bear a specialized "universal key" to gain entry into mammalian cell in an active process; no specific  receptor needed. In addition, the agents are able to reprogram tolerogenic cells into a state of immune competence i.e. to overcome cancer-induced immune suppression within the tumor.

3. Intra-cancer delivery of any payload/s. Obligate intracellular microbes, the agents infect cancer cells and replicate, expressing encoded biodrugs. The replication continues as long as there is cancer tissue to infect and/or the TME has not been disabled.  Any agents outside of the TME were naturally cleared in under 10 days.

Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2016
Please specify your partnering goal
1. Out-licensing/codevelopment to partner, by indication, for China market, 2) Strategic investor
Funding Status
firm is privately held & controlled 99% by founders : approx 7.5 million in $ US equivalent value has been spent
Now raising (In USD)
between $ 5 million - $25 million
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Interested in understanding partnership opportunities for the China market with compatible biotech/pharma companies. Also interested in participation of Chinese VC in our ongoing overall funding needs.
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Investment Focus
Seeking funding to move from pre clinical stage to Phase 1/2 clinical trial
Richard McCrae
President & CEO 
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Libera Bio

Libera Bio develops a new family of cancer treatments based on its patented actively targeted delivery technology to intracellular targets (MPN – Multifunctional Polymeric Nanocapsules) and on novel monoclonal antibodies (e.g. anti KRAS), with the goal to have them commercialized by large biopharma companies after regulatory approval for clinical trials or early proof-of-concept in humans.

Libera Bio lead candidate aims at providing a new treatment for those highly prevalent and aggressive cancers which are driven by KRAS mutations, such as pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2018
Funding Status
Looking for USD 8 million (Series A) to IND approval (US) and IMPD (Europe) to start clinical trials.
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Finding partners and investors
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
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Olivier Jarry
CEO 
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MSL Pharma Israel

MSL Pharma is an early-stage pharma company that performs ideation, analysis and identification of the underlying pathological pathways to determine how to treat diseases. The Company holds exclusive licenses from the Hebrew University & Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. There are data, patents and publications concerning the technologies.

As an early-stage company, in order to reduce overhead costs, we effectively act as the project manager – we plan the assays and subcontract the early development stages to university labs, and the later stages to CROs that specialize in the different fields. The Company monitors the results, determines next steps and fundraises for the next phases of development. We believe that working with leading experts at CROs is critical for success.

The Company has licenses for platform technologies which are progressing to several different projects; as such it is planning to out-license at various stages of development.

Synthesis of cyclic peptides which are peptidomimetics
MSL Pharma has the capability to identify “active regions” of proteins and peptides, to isolate them and to turn them into cyclic peptides which are selective for the desired receptors and stable, thereby preventing off-target activation and adverse effects (see Asset, Table 1).

Drug delivery systems for peptides and other molecules
MSL Pharma has two technologies for drug delivery (see Mode of Delivery, Table 1) that achieve unprecedented bioavailability:
1. Lipophilic prodrug charge masking (LPCM) technology for the oral delivery of peptides. This technology makes a chemical modification in a peptide to be converted to oral delivery, to produce a prodrug of this peptide. This causes it to be absorbed through the intestinal cell and once the prodrug enters the blood stream, it converts back to the original peptide. Typically, the Pgp Efflux system limits the prodrug absorption; we have overcome this with an approved self-assembling PNL (pro-nano liposphere) encapsulation system, itself a self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS), which increases prodrug solubility and inhibits the Pgp Efflux system.

2. A novel nanoparticle formulation called AmyloLipid Nanovesicles which is constructed of natural materials and therefore safe ,biodegradable and has an advantage for the delivery of peptides. This technology is used also for the delivery of other molecules, can be used for nose-to-brain, sublingual, transdermal and probably also oral delivery, and can be applied to our assets (Table 1) or existing assets (Table 2).

A novel smart multi-armed linker for targeted drug delivery
Our linker can be used for peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs), antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and nanoparticle-drug conjugates (NDCs). Our linker releases the payload (chemotherapeutic drug or fluorescent) only in the tumor cells and can bind up to three payloads (see Table 3). We have demonstrated that using two or three different drug payloads kills the tumor cells more potently and with less drug resistance developing.

Discovery of novel peptides for peptide-drug conjugates
We have technologies to synthesize novel peptides which will bind to receptors overexpressed in certain tumors so that we will be able to use them for synthesizing peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs) to diagnose and treat different tumors. We already have at our disposal peptides that bind to the five different somatostatin receptors (overexpressed in pancreatic, gallbladder, breast, ovary, prostate, melanoma, lymphoma, glioblastoma, colon and non-small-cell lung tumors) and to certain integrin receptors (overexpressed in tumors such as breast, glioblastoma, leukemic cells). 
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2012
Please specify your partnering goal
Fundraising Collaborating with a unuversity or reaearch organisation Doing licensing agreements Doing technology ttransfer agreements
Funding Status
Seed
Now raising (In USD)
1,000,000
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Fundraising Collaborating with a unuversity or reaearch organisation Doing licensing agreements Doing technology ttransfer agreements
Assets Information 1: Name|Description|Indications|Stage|IP countries
backtide G|A Melanocortin 4 & 5 agonist|Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Sexual Dysfunction|Seed|
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
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Dr Yarom Cohen
Dr Yarom Cohen
LinkedIn logo CEO 
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NeuroZone Italy

Neuro-Zone, since 13 years, supports drug discovery, drug repurposing and research projects in the fields of inflammation and age-related pathologies.
In particular, we have developed pathology-specific platforms to generate rapid and informative data on efficacy, toxicity, metabolism and mechanism of action, supported by proprietary technologies such as MicroTISSUE (dissecting microenvironment-cell interaction in complex inflammatory scenarios) or MITOS (a comprehensive analytical platform for quantitative analysis of mitochondrial function ).
Our approach enables effective selection and ranking of the most promising candidates per indication.
Moreover, we profile candidates at different level of complexity starting from:
a) pharmacology profiling (GPCR; Ion Channel receptors)
b) identification of biochemical pathways responsible for therapeutic efficacy (transcriptomics)
c) disease modified barrier permeability (BBB and endothelial)
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2007
Please specify your partnering goal
Commercial partnership in China(representative office in Shanghai expected to open January 2021)
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Representative office to be established in January 2021 In Shanghai
Fabio Bianco
President 
Functionality

Regulaxis SAS France

Regulaxis SAS is a French biotech company created in 2013 to develop innovative therapies for human clinic based on new synthetic peptides regulating cell growth and differentiation.

Regulaxis is specialized in the regulation of cell proliferation and/or cell differentiation. The potential therapeutic applications covered by our patents are very broad, especially in the areas of joint/bone or nerve cell regeneration, but also in cancer and related metabolic diseases (diabetes, obesity …).
Our mission is to grant licenses of innovative molecules in a pharmaceutical company after completion of phase II clinical proof of concept.

Regulaxis is strategically focused only on high unmet medical needs but has elected as its first priority:
regeneration of articular cartilage using intra-articular injections of its lead candidate REG-O3.

Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2013
Looking for
Please specify your partnering goal
Investor or licensee
Funding Status
1.1 mEUR (10 mRMB)
Now raising (In USD)
25 mUSD
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Incorporate WFOE as a start to incubate Chinese patent CN109862905A published last 2019 06 07and proceed with Mainland fundraise to sponsor- Finished Pharmaceutical manufacturing operations in China- Engage discussions with Central NMPA to approve our Chinese Clinical Trial designBringing earlier access for Chinese patients to such first therapeutic treatment of OsteoArthritis of the knee,through out licensing to a major Chinese pharmaceutical company
Biotech/Pharma Category
Assets Information 1: Name|Description|Indications|Stage|IP countries
IP registered Mainland China in 2019
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Medtech Category
Medtech Information 1, Device Name|Description|Development Stage|Licensed Countries
First in Class new MoA peptide based DMOAD
Medtech Information 2
NeuroEndocrine Tumors
Target Client Type
Chinese pharma with established market position in OsteoArthritis
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Dr Matthieu CHAREYRE
Dr Matthieu CHAREYRE
LinkedIn logo Chief Business Development Officer - Global Pharmaceutical Operations 
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