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Waypoint Bio Appoints Dr. Patrick Kaifosh As Chief Technology Officer

PRIVATEJun 01, 202615 days ago

Position

Chief Technology Officer

Company

Waypoint Bio

Dr. Patrick Kaifosh
New YorkBiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics

Description

Waypoint Bio has appointed Dr. Patrick Kaifosh as Chief Technology Officer to strengthen its leadership in AI and automation. This appointment comes as the company secures a $20M Series A funding round to advance its AI-designed CAR T therapies.

Company Information

Company

Waypoint Bio

Location

New York, New York, United States

About

Waypoint Bio is a biotechnology company pioneering novel cell therapies for solid tumors using in vivo spatial pooled screening technology. The company's platform uniquely combines spatial biology with pooled screening for the purpose of drug discovery, enabling the simultaneous measurement of cell therapy candidates' navigation in the solid tumor microenvironment. Waypoint will use its seed financing toward designing CAR T-cell therapies with superior efficacy against the tumor microenvironment, and later, Treg therapies for autoimmune diseases.

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