List of CAR-T Immunotherapy Companies in Italy - 2

Altheia Science is a pioneering start-up founded by two world renowned Italian scientists, Prof. Alessandra Biffi, MD and Prof. Paolo Fiorina, MD, PhD, together with AurorA-TT. Altheia Science’s pipeline exploits pioneering therapeutic tools for autoimmune diseases and cancer. The modulation of PD-L1 expression at the molecular and protein level is key to devise advanced treatments. This can be achieved by first-in-class molecules controlling the PD-L1 pathway and/or by lentiviral vector-based engineering of patients’ hematopoietic stem cells. Altheia Science’s approach intends to drastically modify the natural history of diseases with high clinical impact in autoimmunity and cancer by modulating PD-L1 expression, achieving tangible and durable benefit for each patient.

Genenta (Nasdaq: GNTA) is a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing a cell-based platform harnessing the power of hematopoietic stem cells to provide durable and safe treatments for solid tumors. Our platform is not tumor type nor target antigen restricted and provides sustained targeted expression of therapeutic payload(s) inside the tumor micro environment. Genenta’s lead product candidate, Temferon™, precisely targets the delivery of interferon-alpha to the tumor micro-environment, minimizing systemic toxicity while breaking tumor-induced immune tolerance. Our treatments are designed as one-time monotherapies, but with the additional potential, when used in combination, to significantly enhance the efficacy of other approved therapeutics.