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Humane Genomics

Humane Genomics has developed a platform to engineer cancer killing viruses. We have taken a first principles approach to design and make oncolytic viral therapies. Using a highly lytic RNA virus engineered with "2 factor authentication" (using selective infection and selective replication) they have an on-target to off-target kill ratio > 1000. We are working on our first indication, pediatric liver cancer (hepatoblastoma), with our partners at Texas Children's Hospital, who are world leading e

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Humane Genomics has developed a platform to engineer cancer killing viruses. We have taken a first principles approach to design and make oncolytic viral therapies. Using a highly lytic RNA virus engineered with "2 factor authentication" (using selective infection and selective replication) they have an on-target to off-target kill ratio > 1000. We are working on our first indication, pediatric liver cancer (hepatoblastoma), with our partners at Texas Children's Hospital, who are world leading e

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2 factor authenticationplatformselective replicationhighly lytic RNA virus
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match 53

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shared extracted concept terms: factor, authentication; shared product terms: design, highly, factor, authentication; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

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match 51

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shared extracted concept terms: rna; shared product terms: develop, target, factor, rna; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

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shared extracted concept terms: selective; shared product terms: cancer, selective, target, off; same category: Developer tools; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

WhiteLab Genomics

match 41

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shared product terms: genomic, develop, design, therapie; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Kopra Bio

match 41

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shared product terms: develop, engineer, cancer, kill; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Adventris Pharmaceuticals

match 33

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shared product terms: cancer, target, off, approach; shared affiliation: Y Combinator