Top 5 Startups developing Cancer Vaccines in USA

Updated: May 09, 2024

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Funding: $222.3M
Elicio Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical research company that develops an immuno-tumor vaccine to treat cancer.
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Funding: $78.4M
Immunomic Therapeutics is a development stage biotechnology company that develops lysosomal associated membrane protein-based vaccines.
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Funding: $34.3M
Anixa is a publicly-traded biotechnology company focused on harnessing the body's immune system in the fight against cancer. Anixa's therapeutic portfolio includes a cancer vaccine technology focused on the immunization against α-Lactalbumin to prevent triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), as well as a cancer immunotherapy program which uses a novel type of CAR-T, known as chimeric endocrine receptor T-cell (CER-T) technology.
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Funding: $9.9M
BioVaxys is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing immunotherapeutic cancer vaccines targeting melanoma and ovarian cancer.
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Dendreon was a biotechnology company produces immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Its cancer vaccine uses a patient’s own immune cells, which are collected, processed and infused back into the individual through an intravenous infusion that is completed in three cycles.