Appia Bio Launches With $52 Million Series A Financing and Establishes Scientific Advisory Board
Proceeds will be used to progress stem cell derived CAR-engineered invariant natural killer T cells (CAR-iNKT) to the clinic in hematological and solid tumor indications
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LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Appia Bio, Inc., an early stage biotechnology company developing engineered allogeneic cell therapies from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for cancer patients, today announced its launch from stealth backed by $52 million Series A financing led by 8VC. Other investors included Two Sigma Ventures, among others, and participation from seed investors Sherpa Healthcare Partners and Freeflow Ventures.
How well are we protected six months after infection or vaccination?
Researchers are gaining a better understanding of how long a passed infection or vaccination protects against the virus. The latest findings are rather reassuring, also with regard to the virus variants.
How long and how well does the human immune system remember an encounter with SARS-CoV-2 or an encounter with at least fragments of the virus, as occurs with vaccination? One year? Two years? And how well is one still protected from infection with the coronavirus during that time?
Carlos A. Guzmán heads the Department of Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig (Image: HZI).
ARCS San Diego honors 2021 Scientist of the Year at virtual event
April 24, 2021 4:11 PM PT
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Each year ARCS San Diego, a local nonprofit led entirely by women, hosts a Scientist of the Year fundraiser, which honors a preeminent local scientist. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 ARCS Scientist of the Year (SOY) event will be presented once again online. Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 25 (6-7:15 p.m.) when the event will be streamed live via YouTube.
Erica Ollmann Saphire, PhD
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ARCS San Diego has put together an exciting program for its signature SOY event that will highlight 46 scholars, several scholar alumni, and the 2021 Scientist of the Year: Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire, professor at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology, and one of the world’s leading experts in pandemic and emerging viruses.