News
Read our latest SpOTLight newsletter for a digest of OTL news:
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SPOTLIGHT October 2024
Featured Story: A Revolution in Composites: Professor Stephen Tsai's Vision for a Lighter Future
October 24, 2024
Read additional news about OTL, our licensees, and Stanford technologies:
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Vera Therapeutics Acquires Global Rights to Novel, Next Generation Dual BAFF/APRIL Inhibitor
Vera Therapeutics has announced an exclusive license agreement with Stanford University.
January 13, 2025
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Stanford Researcher Helen Blau awarded the National Medal of Science
Stem cell biologist Helen Blau was recognized for her work on cellular plasticity and aging.
January 12, 2025
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Stanford Licensee Synthekine Presents Positive Initial Results from Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CD19 CAR-T (SYNCAR-001) and Orthogonal IL-2 (STK-009) Combination Therapy for Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies at ASH 2024 Annual Meeting
Synthekine Inc., which was founded on tech licensed from K. Christopher Garcia’s Stanford lab, today announced positive initial results from a first-in-human Phase 1 study.
December 09, 2024
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BridgeBio's Attruby™ (acoramidis), a Near Complete TTR Stabilizer (≥90%), approved by FDA to Reduce Cardiovascular Death and Cardiovascular-related Hospitalization in ATTR-CM Patients
Acoramidis is based on a Stanford technology licensed by Eidos Therapeutics, which BridgeBio acquired in 2021.
November 22, 2024
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Stanford Licensee Valora Therapeutics Raises $30 Million Seed Financing from Top Investors to Transform Immunotherapy with a Novel Glyco-immune Checkpoint Platform
Valora, a biotech company pioneering a novel approach to immunotherapy, today announced the successful closing of its seed funding round.
November 20, 2024
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SPOTLIGHT October 2024
Featured Story: A Revolution in Composites: Professor Stephen Tsai's Vision for a Lighter Future
October 24, 2024
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October 22, 2024
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Stanford Licensee Lightmatter Raises $400M Series D; Quadruples Valuation to $4.4B as Photonics Leader for Next-Gen AI Data Centers
Amid unprecedented demand for extreme-scale data centers, Lightmatter prepares for next phase of growth.
October 16, 2024
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Metabolize, a startup founded on technology licensed from Stanford, Unveils Groundbreaking Weight Reduction Metabolite, with Breakthrough Findings Published in Nature
The newly published research highlights N-acetyltaurine's (NAT) potential for significant weight loss through appetite suppression.
September 10, 2024
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Metabolize Licenses Two Proprietary Metabolites to Address Obesity from Stanford OTL
The licensing agreement is for two promising metabolites with the potential to significantly improve metabolic health and naturally address the obesity epidemic.
July 30, 2024
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Clearing the path to commercialization
Stanford’s High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund is kicking off its third year of helping researchers commercialize their most promising ideas.
June 18, 2024
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Stanford Startup Mozart Therapeutics Doses First Cohort of Participants in Phase 1a/b Clinical Study of MTX-101, in Development for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Study to Evaluate MTX-101 for Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics in Healthy Adults and Patients
June 17, 2024
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SPOTLIGHT May 2024 - Annual Report FY2023
This edition brings you our FY2023 Annual Report: "Lab to Life: Advancing Innovation"
May 30, 2024
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Stanford Licensee Synthekine Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of IND Application for CD19 CAR-T and Orthogonal IL-2 Combination Therapy, SYNCAR-001 + STK-009, for Treatment of Lupus Without Lymphodepletion
SYNCAR-001 + STK-009 combination will be studied in two distinct lupus patient populations: non-renal systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis (LN)
March 26, 2024
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BridgeBio Pharma and Bayer Announce European Licensing Agreement for Acoramidis in ATTR-CM
BridgeBio merged with Stanford Startup Eidos Therapeutics in 2021
March 04, 2024
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Stanford Licensee Synthekine Announces Strategic Collaboration with Sanofi
They've entered into worldwide collaboration with Sanofi to develop and commercialize IL-10 receptor agonists for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
January 29, 2024
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SPOTLIGHT December 2023 - Holiday Edition!
Featured: InvinciKids & the Stanford Chariot Program deliver virtual reality alternatives for pediatric anesthesiology
December 15, 2023
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December 15, 2023
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December 11, 2023
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SPOTLIGHT October 2023
Featured: Discussing the Promise and Future of RNA Medicines with Dr. Howard Chang
October 12, 2023