Are you a scientist with interesting data for a potential therapy or a platform to develop novel therapies? Are you an entrepreneur seeking feedback on your pitch deck ahead of fundraising? Are you somewhere in between? If you answered yes to any of these, we'd love to meet with you through our Solasta Hatchery program! The Hatchery allows you to meet (virtually or in-person) with our team of biotech investors in a casual, office-hours/AMA environment to solicit general feedback or discuss data sets and future experiments, strategy, pitch deck feedback - whatever may be helpful for your next steps. Submit information through our quick intake form here: https://lnkd.in/dcGJvMDV and the Solasta team will be in touch from there.
Solasta Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Boston, Massachusetts 743 followers
Investing in healthcare and life sciences for a brighter future
About us
Solasta Ventures, Inc. (formerly known in the U.S. as Aju IB Investment) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aju IB Investment, a leading South Korean venture capital firm. We are committed to investing in innovative companies that advance the standard of care for diseases with unmet medical needs. Our team leverages deep scientific expertise and an extensive network to identify promising therapeutics and discovery platforms that have the potential to transform patients’ lives worldwide.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 2-10 employees
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- Boston, Massachusetts
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- Privately Held
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- 2013
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Congrats to our portfolio company, ReCode Therapeutics, with their recent collaboration with Intellia. We're excited by the positive impact this will hopefully have in patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
We are proud to announce a collaboration with Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. to develop novel genomic medicines for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). Our strategic partnership will harness the strengths of Intellia's CRISPR-based gene editing platform alongside our Selective Organ Targeting (SORT) lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery platform to target precise corrections of CFTR gene mutations directly within the lung. Our CEO, Shehnaaz Suliman, M.D. (MB ChB), M.B.A., M.Phil., shared her belief in the power of this collaboration: "This approach could result in a faster path to gene editing therapeutics for cystic fibrosis patients by combining two modalities that are being validated in the clinic and has the potential to unlock a new generation of genetic medicines." With a focus on therapeutic options for those with the greatest need and the fewest solutions, we are poised to lead the subsequent stages of preclinical and clinical development. Together, we aspire to fundamentally change the treatment landscape for individuals living with CF. Find the full press release below: https://lnkd.in/ge8ZDr_V #GeneTherapy #CysticFibrosis #GeneticMedicine
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Today, we announced the nomination of our first lead candidate under our collaboration with Moderna. This candidate will target an antigen present on a solid tumor, with significant unmet medical need. Learn more about the strategic collaboration which combines Carisma’s chimeric antigen receptor macrophage platform with Moderna’s mRNA and lipid nanoparticle technologies to generate and develop in vivo CAR-M therapeutics for oncology: https://lnkd.in/e5isW4Nc
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𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Arcellx's CEO Rami Elghandour on Friday's #ASH23 topline release and his take on the BCMA field. He compares Arcellx's estimated 28 month PFS to Carvykti, gives his take on the recent FDA notice about CAR-T, and highlights Kite's recent re-up of their partnership. Full video: https://lnkd.in/gKmu2ZGj BiotechTV is brought to you by: Mispro | Breakthrough Properties | HSBC Innovation Banking
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Congrats to our portfolio company, EvolveImmune Therapeutics, on their recent financing and excellent progress to date. Thrilled to have BMS join! https://lnkd.in/e4B96nHs
EvolveImmune Therapeutics Provides Corporate and Program Update Highlighted by Closing of $37 Million Financing - EvolveImmune
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Awesome news! Congrats to our portfolio company, Arcellx!
Today, we announced an expansion in our collaboration with Kite Pharma. Upon closing, Arcellx will receive a $200M equity investment and an $85M upfront cash payment. Kite has also exercised its option to our ARC-SparX program ACLX-001 in multiple myeloma. Read the full press release here https://rb.gy/2f0g12.
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We’re very excited about our latest investment: ReCode Therapeutics. We’ve been following next-gen LNP technologies over the years and are excited by ReCode’s differentiated tissue-targeted LNP platform. They have made amazing progress with their lead programs and are led by an incredible management team. We’re thrilled to join them in their mission to deliver genetic medicines to patients.
Today, we're thrilled to announce that we have concluded an extension to our Series B financing, which raised an additional $50 million from existing and new investors, Bioluminescence Ventures and Solasta Ventures - for a total of $260 million in Series B funding. We are also delighted to announce the appointment of Kouki Harasaki, PhD., founding and managing partner of Bioluminescence Ventures, to our board of directors. Over the last several months, we have accomplished many significant milestones as we continue to build on our vision to power the next wave of genetic medicines through precision delivery. There is much more to come before we wrap up 2023, including many exciting events and milestones. To learn more about our progress and what’s next for ReCode, please read our press release: https://lnkd.in/gV94KExE
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