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Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
Biotechnology Research
Seattle, Washington 40,449 followers
Focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines for patients
About us
Sana Biotechnology is focused on utilizing engineered cells as medicines for patients. The ability to modify genes and use cells as medicines will be one of the most important advances in healthcare over the next several decades. Sana is building differentiated capabilities across the spectrum of cell and gene therapy. Three aspirations drive Sana as we look to discover treatments for patients with poor outcomes or currently untreatable diseases. The first is the ability to repair and control the genes in any cell in the body. We are advancing novel delivery technologies with the goal of being able to deliver any payload to any cell in a specific, predictable, and repeatable manner, paving the way for next-generation in vivo gene therapy. Next is the ability to differentiate pluripotent stem cells ex vivo into immune-cloaked functional cells with the aspiration of being able to replace any missing or damaged cells in the body. Last is a belief we can enable broader access to our therapies through focusing on scalable manufacturing solutions, the cost of manufacturing, and aligning with key stakeholders. Sana launched in early 2019 and has over 350 employees in Seattle, Cambridge, and South San Francisco. Sana was founded with the long view – bringing together great people and the best technologies to deliver on the challenging promise of using engineered cells to meaningfully change the outcome of many human diseases.
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- Biotechnology Research
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- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington
- Type
- Public Company
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- 2018
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188 E Blaine St
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Seattle, Washington 98102, US
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South San Francisco, California 94080, US
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Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, US
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Warm wishes to all celebrating Diwali! May this festival of lights fill your life with prosperity, joy, and endless success. May your path be illuminated with hope and happiness. #HappyDiwali #FestivalOfLights
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On National Immigrant Day, we honor the countless stories of courage and resilience from immigrants who enrich our communities with their diverse cultures, talents, and perspectives. Their contributions are a powerful force driving innovation, unity, and progress. #NationalImmigrantDay
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At Sana, inclusion is at the heart of our culture. Using preferred pronouns is a vital step toward fostering respect and allyship. Thanks to the leadership of RainbowX, Sana’s Employee Resource Group, we are championing company-wide pronoun sharing to create a truly safe and inclusive environment for everyone. #InternationalPronounsDay
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As we celebrate the International Day of the Girl, we honor the vision and dedication of young women around the world who are committed to creating a brighter future. "Your actions matter. No action or voice is too small to make a difference." --Vanessa Nakate, 25-year-old Ugandan climate change activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Learn more about her work here: https://lnkd.in/gMkT9kss #DayoftheGirl
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On #NationalComingOutDay, we reaffirm our commitment to creating a world where everyone can live authentically, free from fear or judgment. At Sana, we proudly stand with the LGBTQ+ community, today and every day.
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Congratulations to Dr. David Baker, a Scientific Founder of Sana, on winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work in computational protein design. His remarkable achievements in creating entirely new proteins are transforming possibilities in both medicine and technology!
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.” The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 is about proteins, life’s ingenious chemical tools. David Baker has succeeded with the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have developed an AI model to solve a 50-year-old problem: predicting proteins’ complex structures. These discoveries hold enormous potential. The diversity of life testifies to proteins’ amazing capacity as chemical tools. They control and drive all the chemical reactions that together are the basis of life. Proteins also function as hormones, signal substances, antibodies and the building blocks of different tissues. Proteins generally consist of 20 different amino acids, which can be described as life’s building blocks. In 2003, David Baker succeeded in using these blocks to design a new protein that was unlike any other protein. Since then, his research group has produced one imaginative protein creation after another, including proteins that can be used as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, nanomaterials and tiny sensors. The second discovery concerns the prediction of protein structures. In proteins, amino acids are linked together in long strings that fold up to make a three-dimensional structure, which is decisive for the protein’s function. Since the 1970s, researchers had tried to predict protein structures from amino acid sequences, but this was notoriously difficult. However, four years ago, there was a stunning breakthrough. In 2020, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper presented an AI model called AlphaFold2. With its help, they have been able to predict the structure of virtually all the 200 million proteins that researchers have identified. Since their breakthrough, AlphaFold2 has been used by more than two million people from 190 countries. Among a myriad of scientific applications, researchers can now better understand antibiotic resistance and create images of enzymes that can decompose plastic. Life could not exist without proteins. That we can now predict protein structures and design our own proteins confers the greatest benefit to humankind. Learn more Press release: https://bit.ly/3TM8oVs Popular information: https://bit.ly/3XYHZGp Advanced information: https://bit.ly/4ewMBta
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month is a time to honor the resilience and dedication of our colleagues with visible and invisible disabilities, and to celebrate their valuable contributions that drive our mission to deliver engineered medicines to patients. #NDEAM #DiversityMatters
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We are proud to announce that our SVP & Head of the Hypoimmune Platform, Sonja Schrepfer, M.D., Ph.D., and Sana have been named a 2024 Scrip Awards finalist in the Merck Sharp & Dohme's (MSD) Innovation category. This recognition highlights our groundbreaking work in developing engineered cell therapies that could potentially transform the future of medicine. The MSD’s Innovation category celebrates visionary scientific and technological breakthroughs with the power to redefine how new therapies are discovered and developed. We’re honored to be among such trailblazers and can’t wait to celebrate with industry leaders at the December awards ceremony. Discover more about the event here: https://lnkd.in/ev9Kv-5E #2024SCRIPAwards
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Continued cancer research is vital for advancing treatments and improving early detection of this devastating disease. At Sana, we are pioneering the use of engineered cells as medicines, aiming to transform cancer treatment and provide new hope to patients. Join us in honoring #WorldCancerResearchDay as we push the boundaries of what's possible for patients. #WCRD2024
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