Carisma Therapeutics

Carisma Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative immunotherapies for cancer and other serious diseases through its proprietary chimeric antigen receptor macrophage technology. The company focuses on engineering macrophages and monocytes, which are specialized white blood cells, to enhance their ability to infiltrate solid tumors and deliver potent cellular immunotherapy. By leveraging advanced cell engineering techniques, Carisma aims to provide effective treatments that enable patients with solid tumors to benefit from targeted and robust cancer therapies.

Jacob Gunterberg

Director

Bruce A. Peacock

Executive Chairman

1 past transactions

Sesen Bio

Acquisition in 2022
Sesen Bio, Inc. is a late-stage clinical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that focuses on the design, development, and commercialization of targeted fusion protein therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company's lead product candidate, Vicinium, is a locally-administered therapy currently in phase 3 clinical trials aimed at treating high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Additionally, Sesen Bio is developing VB6-845d, a systemically-administered product for various EpCAM-positive solid tumors. The company is also exploring combination therapies, including Vicinium with Durvalumab for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and another combination for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Sesen Bio has partnered with Leiden University Medical Center to co-develop an imaging agent. Established in 2008 and previously known as Eleven Biotherapeutics, Sesen Bio has developed a proprietary platform that combines antibody fragments with cytotoxic proteins to create innovative therapies.
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