Telos Biotech

Telos Biotech

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Private Company

Total funding raised: $20M

Overview

Telos Biotech is developing a platform technology to address cellular senescence and exhaustion in cell therapies. The company's lead asset, Telovance™, is a protein-based intervention administered during the ex-vivo expansion phase of cell manufacturing to maintain telomere length. This approach aims to improve the durability, potency, and long-term efficacy of cell therapies across a range of diseases. As a pre-clinical, pre-revenue private company, Telos operates as a Bio PipeCo, partnering with other cell therapy developers to integrate its technology into their manufacturing processes.

OncologyAutoimmune DiseasesRegenerative Medicine

Technology Platform

Telovance™, a protein complex delivered during ex-vivo cell expansion to safely lengthen telomeres, aiming to combat cellular senescence and exhaustion to improve the durability and performance of cell therapies.

Funding History

2
Total raised:$20M
Series A$15M
Seed$5M

Opportunities

The massive and growing cell therapy market is grappling with product durability issues linked to telomere shortening, creating a clear need for Telos's enabling technology.
The platform-agnostic, partnership-driven (PipeCo) model allows Telos to potentially benefit from numerous cell therapy programs without bearing full development costs.

Risk Factors

Key risks include unproven safety and efficacy of the telomere-lengthening approach in a therapeutic context, potential challenges in convincing cell therapy developers to adopt an external platform, and competition from other technologies targeting cell fitness and exhaustion.

Competitive Landscape

Competition includes other companies targeting T-cell exhaustion and senescence through metabolic engineering, epigenetic modulation, or alternative telomere maintenance strategies. Telos's differentiation lies in its specific focus on direct telomere lengthening as a seamless manufacturing add-on.