Emmanuel Lacroix

EsoBiotec is a biotechnology company developing innovative therapeutics to fight cancer. Our mission is to empower the human body to tackle cancer by bringing in vivo engineering of cells to patients. We aim to develop cost-effective and off-the-shelf therapeutics and providing state-of-the-art cell therapies to maximise accessibility. Our disruptive approach holds the potential to transform the current standard of cell and gene therapies for cancer treatment.

Walden Biosciences is a biotechnology company relentlessly focused on developing first-in-class, highly-targeted therapies for individuals living with kidney disease. We are developing breakthrough medicines targeted directly to the kidney and will be successful through our comprehensive knowledge and understanding of novel kidney-specific biological pathways and our team’s track record in drug discovery. Our goal is to transform the treatment of kidney disease by reversing its progression, enabling and inspiring patients to resume their normal lives. Our culture is collaborative and entrepreneurial, and our team is dynamic and driven by data and innovation. We want to make the best decisions with the best available information, lead by example, and bring transformative medicines to patients in need. Walden is based in the heart of Cambridge, MA between Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Massachusetts General Hospital.

At Locanabio, we are developing a new class of genetic medicines that has the potential to significantly improve the lives of patients with devastating genetic diseases by correcting the message of disease-causing RNA. Our proprietary platform uses gene therapy to deliver RNA-binding systems, including snRNA, Cas13d and PUF, that can be engineered to selectively manipulate disease-causing RNA by multiple mechanisms. Our systems are designed to provide a durable therapy with a single administration without altering a cell’s DNA. Locanabio’s platform has applications across a range of tissues and diseases, and we are currently advancing programs in rare genetic neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases. With world leadership in RNA biology and RNA-mediated disease and a top tier Board of Directors and panel of Scientific Advisors, we are poised to develop the next generation of genomic medicines for functional correction of disease.

Syndesi Therapeutics is developing molecules that uniquely modulate the synaptic vesicle protein SV2A, which plays a central role in synaptic transmission (the communication between neurons in the brain). Regulating synaptic transmission represents a promising approach to treating Alzheimer’s Disease and other disorders with cognitive impairment. Syndesi has an exclusive license to its platform technology from UCB, the leading company in SV2A research.

Lumos Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to develop new therapies for people with rare diseases, prioritizing its focus where the medical need is high, and the pathophysiology is clear. We are committed to this mission and a strategy that is grounded upon time and cost-efficient drug development to deliver safe and effective therapies to patients. Lumos Pharma’s clinical development program will initially focus on its lead product candidate LUM-201, an oral growth hormone stimulating therapeutic in clinical development for the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (PGHD). If approved by the FDA, LUM-201 would provide an alternative to the injections that current PGHD patients endure for many years of treatment. As a key component of our mission, Lumos Pharma is actively seeking strategic partnerships to expand its portfolio of rare disease therapeutic candidates. We leverage our experience, knowledge, and stakeholder collaborations to identify and acquire or in-license novel products for development and commercialization. Driven by a sense of commitment to patients, their families, and the broader community impacted by rare diseases, we seek to be a leading provider of innovative medications that address a multitude of rare diseases.

EsoBiotec is a biotechnology company developing innovative therapeutics to fight cancer. Our mission is to empower the human body to tackle cancer by bringing in vivo engineering of cells to patients. We aim to develop cost-effective and off-the-shelf therapeutics and providing state-of-the-art cell therapies to maximise accessibility. Our disruptive approach holds the potential to transform the current standard of cell and gene therapies for cancer treatment.

Walden Biosciences is a biotechnology company relentlessly focused on developing first-in-class, highly-targeted therapies for individuals living with kidney disease. We are developing breakthrough medicines targeted directly to the kidney and will be successful through our comprehensive knowledge and understanding of novel kidney-specific biological pathways and our team’s track record in drug discovery. Our goal is to transform the treatment of kidney disease by reversing its progression, enabling and inspiring patients to resume their normal lives. Our culture is collaborative and entrepreneurial, and our team is dynamic and driven by data and innovation. We want to make the best decisions with the best available information, lead by example, and bring transformative medicines to patients in need. Walden is based in the heart of Cambridge, MA between Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Massachusetts General Hospital.

At Locanabio, we are developing a new class of genetic medicines that has the potential to significantly improve the lives of patients with devastating genetic diseases by correcting the message of disease-causing RNA. Our proprietary platform uses gene therapy to deliver RNA-binding systems, including snRNA, Cas13d and PUF, that can be engineered to selectively manipulate disease-causing RNA by multiple mechanisms. Our systems are designed to provide a durable therapy with a single administration without altering a cell’s DNA. Locanabio’s platform has applications across a range of tissues and diseases, and we are currently advancing programs in rare genetic neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases. With world leadership in RNA biology and RNA-mediated disease and a top tier Board of Directors and panel of Scientific Advisors, we are poised to develop the next generation of genomic medicines for functional correction of disease.

Syndesi Therapeutics is developing molecules that uniquely modulate the synaptic vesicle protein SV2A, which plays a central role in synaptic transmission (the communication between neurons in the brain). Regulating synaptic transmission represents a promising approach to treating Alzheimer’s Disease and other disorders with cognitive impairment. Syndesi has an exclusive license to its platform technology from UCB, the leading company in SV2A research.