🚀 Exciting News from TwoStep Therapeutics! 🚀 We’re delighted to welcome Caleb Perez to our team! During his doctoral studies in Biological Engineering at MIT, Caleb worked under Dr. Michael Birnbaum to engineer high-throughput platforms to optimize T cell-based immunotherapies. Outside of work, Caleb is an avid climber and basketball enthusiast. We’re thrilled to have you with us, Caleb, and we’re looking forward to all the incredible contributions you’ll make. Welcome aboard!
TwoStep Therapeutics
Biotechnology Research
San Carlos, California 722 followers
Targeted therapies for solid tumors
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TwoStep Therapeutics is pioneering a multi-targeting platform to advance a pipeline of targeted therapies that are broadly applicable across solid tumors. With this approach, the company aims to transform cancer treatment by extending precision medicines to more diverse tumor types and patient populations, for which few options exist. TwoStep Therapeutics was co-founded by CEO, Caitlyn Miller, in collaboration with world-renowned academic entrepreneurs at Stanford University: Jennifer Cochran, Ronald Levy, and Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi. For more information, visit www.twosteptx.com.
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Currently, the integrin-targeted ADC in the clinic is Pfizer's ITB6 ADC. The differentiation of the TwoStep Therapeutics approach appears to lie in overcoming tumor antigen heterogeneity (such as integrin) through a peptide fused to the Fc or antibody rather than bi- or multi-specific antibodies. 1. Will the fusion of the two molecules be achieved via genetic fusion (directly inserting the peptide into the antibody's genetic sequence) or through chemical conjugation without altering the antibody structure? According to Caitlyn Miller, PhD's interview in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, it seems they will opt for the genetic fusion approach. 2. They initially plan to use validated cytotoxic payloads. I'm interested in whether the payload release pathway will be similar to conventional ADCs or if there will be differences. Considering the recent partial clinical hold on YL202/BNT326 in phase 1 trials, could there be safety issues if the payload is released in the TME without relying on drug internalization?
TwoStep Therapeutics to Target Solid Tumors With Engineered Peptide Drug Delivery Vehicle TwoStep Therapeutics, the first company to launch from the Stanford University's Innovative Medicines Accelerator, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding from several investors that it will use to advance a pipeline of solid tumor-targeting therapies delivered using a proprietary engineered peptide, with an initial focus on targeted cytotoxic drug delivery and immunotherapy. Founders of TwoStep are Caitlyn Miller, PhD, Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD, Jennifer Cochran, PhD, and Ron Levy, MD.
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If you've lost a loved one to cancer, and seen TwoStep Therapeutics science in action, you'd see why backing this team is a no-brainer. One platform aiming to target virtually any solid tumor...that really moves the needle for so many people. Excited to share the bigger vision behind why we led this seed round: https://lnkd.in/g8wgeUWe Caitlyn Miller, PhD
Why NFX Invested in TwoStep Therapeutics: One Elegant Platform Targeting 90% of Cancers
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Thank you Uduak Grace Thomas for the interview and new article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News! Uduak's article dives deeper into the science and backstory of TwoStep Therapeutics’ multi-targeted platform for oncology. Read more at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 👇 https://lnkd.in/gNsMw2h3 Other links: Press Release: https://lnkd.in/gErBpaBg Endpoints article: https://lnkd.in/gx_4paV3 Company website: www.twosteptx.com
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Our co-founder and CEO Caitlyn Miller, PhD spoke with Kyle LaHucik at Endpoints News about our work developing a novel tumor-targeting platform for solid tumors - and how the broad applicability of this approach opens up new possibilities for cancer treatment. Read more in Endpoints News👇 https://lnkd.in/gx_4paV3
New cancer biotech emerges from Stanford research, with help of Nobel laureate Carolyn Bertozzi
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Thrilled to be part of the TwoStep Therapeutics team! Congrats to CEO Caitlyn Miller, PhD on spearheading this important vision as we work to develop targeted therapies for solid tumors. More 👇
We’re excited to announce our official launch and the closing of a $6.5M seed round to advance our pipeline of targeted therapies for solid tumors. Our delivery platform is built around a unique tumor-targeting agent that can selectively bind five targets that are highly expressed on solid tumors. This multi-targeting feature enables broad applicability across a wide range of tumor types and patient populations, overcoming the limitations of traditional single-antigen targeting approaches. Led by co-founder and CEO Caitlyn Miller, PhD, our mission is to revolutionize cancer care by developing precise, effective, and broadly applicable targeted therapies. Our work is guided by world-class academic-entrepreneurs at Stanford, including co-founders Carolyn Bertozzi, Jennifer Cochran and Ron Levy. We launched from the Stanford University Innovative Medicines Accelerator (IMA) and are backed by a syndicate of high quality investors, led by NFX with participation from 2048 Ventures, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Cooley LLP’s affiliated fund GC&H Investments, and the family office of the founder of Arcadia Investment Partners. Read the full press release to learn more: Press Release: https://lnkd.in/gErBpaBg Endpoints article: https://lnkd.in/gx_4paV3 Company website: www.twosteptx.com
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We’re excited to announce our official launch and the closing of a $6.5M seed round to advance our pipeline of targeted therapies for solid tumors. Our delivery platform is built around a unique tumor-targeting agent that can selectively bind five targets that are highly expressed on solid tumors. This multi-targeting feature enables broad applicability across a wide range of tumor types and patient populations, overcoming the limitations of traditional single-antigen targeting approaches. Led by co-founder and CEO Caitlyn Miller, PhD, our mission is to revolutionize cancer care by developing precise, effective, and broadly applicable targeted therapies. Our work is guided by world-class academic-entrepreneurs at Stanford, including co-founders Carolyn Bertozzi, Jennifer Cochran and Ron Levy. We launched from the Stanford University Innovative Medicines Accelerator (IMA) and are backed by a syndicate of high quality investors, led by NFX with participation from 2048 Ventures, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Cooley LLP’s affiliated fund GC&H Investments, and the family office of the founder of Arcadia Investment Partners. Read the full press release to learn more: Press Release: https://lnkd.in/gErBpaBg Endpoints article: https://lnkd.in/gx_4paV3 Company website: www.twosteptx.com
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