Hey, this is Michael from The Bioentrepreneurs: Stanford. Each month, I bring you key updates and exclusive insights straight from the teams driving innovation across Stanford's life sciences ecosystem. Here's what's happening in April 2025:

Velocity Bio

  • As part of their mission to develop a playbook for discovering allostery, begun assaying their second large-scale enzyme mutant library. Their first large-scale library demonstrated that QUIKER (QUantitative In vitro Kinetics of parallel Enzyme Reactions) allosteric site discovery platform can successfully identify both novel and known allosteric sites, validating the platform’s ability to map functional surfaces at scale.

  • Made major strides in developing their DASH (Directed Affinity Selections with High throughput microfluidics) site-selective hit identification platform by increasing the parallelization capacity of its library-on-library DEL assays. Leveraging DASH, recapitulated known mutational effects on binding and discovered new residues that are coupled to binding as they continue to scale up and refine their capabilities.

TwoStep Therapeutics

Parallel Health

  • Now offering custom compounded prescriptions for acne, wrinkles, hair loss, hyperpigmentation/melasma, rosacea, and more that are 50% more bioavailable and 2x more hydrating than competitors. Available to dermatologists and patients via telehealth.

  • Published paper in Dermatologica Helvetica on the promise of Skin Microbiome Testing and Bacteriophage Therapy

  • Selected as a pitch finalist by L'Oréal to present at Dermatology Beauty Connect in Miami

  • Discount code available to The Bioentrepreneurs community for 20% off with BIO20ENTREPRENEUR (expires 4.30.25)

Nosis Bio

Illuminant Surgical

  • Announced a new website along with expansion of target indications beyond spine surgery into pain management and interventional radiology

  • Completed filing of provisional patents on novel tracking technology

  • Completed first surgeon user evaluation session in March

  • First study with porcine models yielded impressive accuracy outcomes. Expecting to announce quantitative results within a few months.

Generation Lab

  • "Can Humans Live to 150?" – CEO Alina Su shared insights on healthspan extension at the 2024 Fortune Brainstorm Health Conference

  • Speaking at HLTH 2024 – Highlighting longevity science and preventative care in this conference clip

  • SystemAge™ Platform AdoptionNow used by nearly 100 longevity clinics to track patient rejuvenation and optimize treatment intervals using biological age data

  • First White Paper Released – Covers biological age and aging speed across 19 organ systems; available on request via [email protected]. Endorsed by celebrity physicians including Dr. Adeel Khan (doctor to Tony Robbins, Zac Efron, and others)

  • "Why Biological Noise is a Sound You Can't Ignore" (Fortune Magazine) – Covered by major media outlets, including Fortune and Longevity.Technology

Foldscope Instruments

  • Featured in the documentary film Observer by Ian Cheney, which premiered at the NSTA Conference. The film explores the power of observation and features Foldscope co-creator Manu Prakash.

  • Attended two major science education conferences in March:

    • NCMLE Conference (Charlotte, NC) – Hosted a hands-on workshop for 16 educators and was invited by NCSTA leadership to present at their November event.

    • NSTA Conference (Philadelphia, PA) – Their booth drew strong interest—especially after the Observer premiere. They sold out of their conference-exclusive kits and engaged with new educational partners.

Cephla

Adaptyx Biosciences

  • Selected as a grant awardee through the I-CREATE program by University Lab Partners, a BARDA Accelerator Network hub focused on medical devices and diagnostics. Will receive non-dilutive funding and support through the accelerator program to leverage their biomolecular recognition platform to build tools for better preparedness and response to health security threats.

Where you can find me this month:

Come hear from amazing female founders in biotechnology at the panel event co-organized by Female Founders Edge and the Harvard Club of San Francisco. Fauna Bio CEO Ashley Zehnder is one of the panelists (Fauna featured in TBE March Updates)

Until next time,

Michael Snyder [LinkedIn]

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