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Granza Bio

Winter 2024 · Active

Advancing Therapeutic Delivery

Location: San Francisco, US

Founded: 2024

Team size: 5

About

Granza Bio is a biotechnology company developing a novel delivery "shell" platform to direct therapeutic cargo to specific tissues. Their proprietary delivery vehicles are designed using non-immunogenic proteins equipped with a targeting receptor, achieving targeted tropism to organs of interest. These vehicles offer higher stability than conventional lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) and can encompass a variety of cargo, including proteins, DNA, and RNA. For their lead candidate, Granza Bio is leveraging the discovery of the immune system's powerful suite of weapons, "attack particles". Utilizing their advanced delivery platform, they aim to target these "attack particles" against a range of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infections. Interested to know more? Get in touch info@granzabio.com!

Founders

  • Ashwin NandakumarFounder

    Ashwin completed his PhD (DPhil) in Oncology at the University of Oxford. After completing his PhD, he began working as a Cancer Research UK post-doctoral researcher at Oxford University and also at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London. He also brings experience setting up oncology clinical trials and working in oncology start-ups.

  • Ashwin JainarayananFounder

    Granza Bio, DPhil (PhD) in Interdisciplinary Bioscience - University of Oxford