Sift Biosciences Announces Oversubscribed $3.7M Pre-seed Financing to Advance Next-gen T-cell Immunotherapy Platform
“Most immunotherapies fail not because the immune system is weak, but because it’s never meaningfully engaged,” said Clare Lou, Ph.D., CEO and Cofounder of Sift Biosciences. “By harnessing infection-trained memory T cells, we’re developing a platform that can rapidly amplify immune responses in cancers that don’t respond to today’s treatments. This financing enables us to demonstrate in vivo proof-of-concept and advance our lead programs.”
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