Cornell Biotech Startups
A directory of 136 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in biotechnology, therapeutics, and pharmaceuticals, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
136 listed
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Gabriel Otte ’11 · South San Francisco, CABlood test to detect colorectal cancer -
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Kuehnle Agrosystems Series BAdelheid Kuehnle, PhD ’88 · Honolulu, HIAlgae and botanical product ingredients -
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Ceribell Series CXingjuan Chao, PhD ’05 · Mountain View, CAPoint-of-care EEG for seizure triage and treatment optimization -
Vic Myer ’89, Jeffrey Trigilio ’06 · Cambridge, MACell and gene therapies -
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Stephanie Wisner ’16 · South San Francisco, California, United StatesBroad-spectrum vaccine -
Tiny Health Series ACheryl Yeoh ’06 · Walnut Creek, CAMicrobiome tests for mother/baby's gut health insights -
Howard Berman, MD ’01 · Houston, TXTherapeutics with regulatory T cells -
Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80 · South San Francisco, CAT cell therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases -
Geneoscopy Series CAndrew Barnell ’11, Erica Barnell ’13 · Saint Louis, Missouri, United StatesColorectal cancer screening -
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Ashot Papoyan, PhD ’06 · South San Francisco, CABiology computational analysis for drug development -
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Jonathan Javitt, MD ’82 · Wilmington, DETherapeutic for bipolar depression -
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Liberate Bio SeedMichael Mitchell, PhD ’14 · Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesAI for genetic medicine -
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Rezo Therapeutics Series AGeorge Scangos ’70 · South San Francisco, CAMapping biological networks for drug discovery -
Kanvas Biosciences Series AHao Shi, PhD ’20, Iwijn De Vlaminck, Professor · Monmouth Junction, NJGut microbiome for therapeutics -
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Soufflé Therapeutics Series ASusan Langer Denner ’13, Robert Langer ’70 · Watertown, MACell-specific therapeutics -
Celsius Therapeutics Series BJeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80 · Cambridge, MAPrecision genomics and therapeutics -
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Dina Burkitbayeva ’10 · San Francisco, CAPsychedelic therapeutics biotech platform -
Robert Hariri, MD PhD ’87 · Florham Park, NJBiotech cellular medicines -
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Volastra Therapeutics Series ALewis Cantley, PhD ’75, Olivier Elemento, Professor · New York, NYCancer therapies targeting chromosomal instability -
OnCusp Therapeutics Series ABing Yuan, MBA ’02, Eric Slosberg ’91 · New York, NYPipeline of oncology therapeutics -
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Tim Fischell ’77 · Wakefield, MAHypertension medical device targeting nerves -
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Ciba Health Series AInnocent Clement, MBA ’20, Roger Chahine, MBA ’20 · New York, NYValue-based care delivery model -
Sensorium Therapeutics Series ADick Simon ’75 · Boston, MAPsychoactive medicines for mental health -
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XyloCor Therapeutics Series BRonald Crystal, Professor · King Of Prussia, PAGene therapy for cardiovascular diseases -
Intelligencia AI Series AVangelis Vergetis ’01 · New York, New York, United StatesMachine learning for drug development -
Leontis Teryazos ’65 · San Diego, CAmRNA therapeutic platform -
Clarametyx Biosciences Series ACharles McOsker, PhD ’82 · Columbus, OHBiologic therapies for bacterial infections -
Cayuga Biotech SeedDamien Kudela ’08 · Bridgewater, New Jersey, United StatesTherapy for hemorrhage bleeding -
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Rachel McMinn ’95 · New York, NYGenetic medicine for neurological diseases -
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Light Horse Therapeutics Series ABenjamin Neel, MD ’83 · San Diego, California, United StatesGene editing for drug discovery -
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Larkspur Biosciences Series ALewis Cantley, PhD ’75 · Watertown, MAPrecision immunotherapies to outsmart cancer -
Halo Labs Series CBernardo Cordovez, PhD ’10, David Erickson, Professor · Philadelphia, PAProtein therapeutic measurement device -
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Jim Rotolo, PhD ’07 · Scarsdale, NYPeptide therapeutics for oncology -
Kursad Araz, PhD ’10 · San Francisco, CAInstruments for protein measurement -
Aaron Friedman ’05 · Emeryville, CATherapeutics to treat brain disease -
CytoHub Inc. Pre-SeedFrank Teoh, MEng ’13 · San Diego, California, United StatesCellular therapies for heart health -
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Aethon Therapeutics Series ABenjamin Neel, MD ’83 · New York, New York, United StatesCancer treatments -
David Campbell, PhD ’90 · La Jolla, CAImmunotherapy to fight tumors -
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Harvey Tian, PhD ’17 · Ithaca, NYSimplified preparation of DNA for sequencing -
Alok Tayi ’06 · Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesAI analysis of pharma pipelines -
David Chang ’92 · South San Francisco, CACAR-T for cancer and autoimmune diseases -
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Brian Wong, MD ’01 · South San Francisco, CAImmunology therapeutic for inflammation and cancer -
Function Oncology Series ASrinath Sampath ’99, MD ’07 · San Diego, CAPrecision medicine for oncology -
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Centerline Biomedical Series BVikash Goel ’01, MS ’05 · Cleveland, OHNavigation device for interventional surgery -
Detlef Sarbok, MMH ’09 · Columbus, OHPharmacy claims monitoring software -
Johan Kers, PhD ’05 · Portland, ORRecycle plastics with enzymes -
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Christopher Murphy ’78, DVM ’83, PhD ’84 · Madison, WIClinical trial endpoint services provider -
Bruce German, PhD ’83 · Davis, CAMilk-inspired therapies for infectious diseases -
Lara Sullivan ’94 · Stamford, CTOncology therapeutics pipeline -
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Isaac Ciechanover, MD ’00 · South San Francisco, CAT-cell immunotherapy -
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Joseph Amprey, PhD ’04 · Potomac, MDTreatments for neglected diseases -
Matthew DeLisa, Professor, David Putnam, Professor · Lowell, Massachusetts, United StatesImmunity therapy -
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Samuel Lai ’03 · Carrboro, NCTreatment of acute respiratory infections -
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Garry Nolan ’83 · Marlborough, MASpatial phenotyping for biology -
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Laura Towart, PhD ’07 · United KingdomPersonalized cancer therapeutics platform -
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Sasank Vemulapati, PhD ’19, Li Jiang, PhD ’14 · Bethesda, Maryland, United StatesPlasma collection at home -
Syntopa Pre-SeedGraham Anderson ’05 · Alameda, California, United StatesBiology to reverse climate change -
Brian Strem ’01 · Encinitas, CATherapeutics for ophthalmic infectious diseases -
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Mxt Biotech Series AAram Chung, PhD ’11 · South KoreaMicrofluidic platforms for cell engineering and immunotherapies -
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Mango Materials Series BMolly Morse ’03 · Redwood City, CAConvert methane into eco-friendly plastics -
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LunaMicro Pre-SeedNate Robinson, PhD ’00 · SwedenClothing fabric for sweat and moisture management -
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Jacob Roberts ’14 · San Francisco, CAMicrobes extract lithium from waste -
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Brian Magierski ’93 · SwitzerlandCrowdsource brain health solutions -
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Attest Laboratories Pre-SeedDavid O’Brien, MS ’93 · CanadaPoint-of-care testing of metabolite biomarkers -
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Forage Evolution SeedBryce Brownfield, PhD ’23, Cameron Kitzinger ’22, David Specht, PhD ’21 · Ithaca, New York, United StatesSynthetic biology platform -
Tom Neyarapally, JD ’02, MBA ’02 · —Computational drug discovery -
Jill Mullan ’86 · Lexington, Massachusetts, United StatesConnect patients with research -
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Brian Turner ’94 · South San Francisco, California, United StatesSynthetic biology platform for treatments -
Andrew James ’26 · Ithaca, New York, United StatesRobotics for weed control -
ViGeneron Series ACaroline Xu, MBA ’06 · Starnberg, Bayern, GermanyGene therapy for retinal disorders -
Iris Alroy, PhD ’94 · Bernardsville, New Jersey, United StatesAI drug discovery -
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Brian Cali ’89 · Cambridge, MATreatments for gastrointestinal diseases