Shoreline Biosciences

Shoreline Biosciences

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Private Company

Total funding raised: $183M

Overview

Shoreline Biosciences is a private, pre-clinical stage biotech founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Diego, CA. The company is pioneering a platform for developing homogeneous, scalable, 'off-the-shelf' cellular immunotherapies using engineered iPSC-derived natural killer cells and macrophages. Its approach aims to overcome key limitations of autologous cell therapies, such as manufacturing complexity, high cost, and product variability. Shoreline is building a pipeline of candidates targeting cancer and other serious diseases, positioning itself in the competitive but high-potential allogeneic cell therapy space.

Oncology

Technology Platform

Integrated platform for developing off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived natural killer cell (iNK) and macrophage (iMACs) immunotherapies, utilizing proprietary iPSC engineering, differentiation, and genetic modification technologies.

Funding History

2
Total raised:$183M
Series B$140M
Series A$43M

Opportunities

The allogeneic, 'off-the-shelf' cell therapy market addresses major limitations of current autologous therapies, offering a large addressable market in oncology, particularly for solid tumors.
A successfully validated platform could enable rapid pipeline expansion and attract lucrative partnership or acquisition interest from large pharmaceutical companies.

Risk Factors

High scientific risk associated with the novel and complex technology, including potential for insufficient efficacy or unforeseen safety issues in humans.
Intense competition in the allogeneic cell therapy space from multiple well-funded competitors with alternative technological approaches.

Competitive Landscape

Shoreline competes in the rapidly evolving allogeneic cell therapy space against companies like Fate Therapeutics and Century Therapeutics (iPSC-derived NK/T cells), Nkarta (donor-derived NK cells), and others developing engineered immune cells. Differentiation hinges on its specific engineering strategies, macrophage platform, and ability to demonstrate clinical superiority.