Founded in 2005 by cancer scientist and patent attorney Rashida A. Karmali, Tactical Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company built around her long career in cancer research, drug development, and intellectual property law. The company develops CTO, an oral therapy designed to reach the brain, for patients with glioblastoma and other cancers that have resisted treatment. Karmali has authored more than 100 scientific publications and holds eight U.S. patents alongside more than 75 international patents.
LeadInvent Pharma IncFounded in 2015 after a conversation about improving existing drugs with nanotechnology, LeadInvent Pharma develops localized, laser-activated treatments for brain cancer. Its lead product, GBGel™, grew from collaboration with Amrita Nano Science Centre and neuro-oncology experts and is designed to target residual tumor cells after surgery while limiting systemic exposure. The team brings more than 350 man-years of drug-development and pharmaceutical-science experience to moving the technology from laboratory research toward clinical use.EXTON, PA
Neuropathix, IncFounded in 2010 through the creation of Kannalife Sciences, Neuropathix develops synthetic CBD-inspired therapeutics for neuroinflammation, neuropathic pain and neurodegenerative disease. Its lead compound, KLS-13019, is a globally patented non-opioid candidate being advanced from preclinical and IND-enabling research for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, with research conducted at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center in Doylestown. The company’s scientific team brings more than 75 years of pharmaceutical research experience and holds more than 65 patents jointly.DOYLESTOWN, PA
Zetagen TherapeuticsFounded in 2015, Zetagen Therapeutics is a private, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company built around a patient-centered approach to cancer research. From its Colleen Connor Cancer Research Lab, the company develops local treatments for people with metastatic cancer affecting bone, including the investigational therapy ZetaMet, which is designed to address tumors while supporting bone repair.SYRACUSE, NY
Innovative Cellular TherapeuticsHeadquartered in Rockville, Innovative Cellular Therapeutics is a private clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cellular immunotherapies for solid tumors. Its proprietary CoupledCAR® platform underpins individually made CAR-T therapies, including the lead GCC19CART program being studied for relapsed or refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. Founded by Larry Lei Xiao and Zoe Zhao Wu, ICT combines more than 20 years of stem-cell, cell-therapy and gene-editing experience with FDA cellular-therapy review expertise.ROCKVILLE, MD