List of mRNA Therapies Companies in California - 12

Ainos Inc. is a diversified healthcare company focused on the development of novel point-of-care testing (POCT), low-dose VELDONA interferon therapeutics, women's health, pneumonia, Ainos Pen, AI Nose, and other medical technologies. The company was founded in 1984 and is engaged in developing innovative medical technologies for point-of-care testing and safe and effective treatments for various health conditions.

Founded in 2013 and based in San Diego, California, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ARCT) is a global mRNA medicines and vaccines company with enabling technologies: (i) LUNAR® lipid-mediated delivery, (ii) STARR® mRNA Technology (sa-mRNA) and (iii) mRNA drug substance along with drug product manufacturing expertise. Arcturus developed Kostaive®, the first self-amplifying messenger RNA (sa-mRNA) COVID vaccine in the world to be approved. Arcturus has an ongoing global collaboration for innovative mRNA vaccines with CSL Seqirus, and a joint venture in Japan, ARCALIS, focused on the manufacture of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. Arcturus’ pipeline includes RNA therapeutic candidates to potentially treat ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency and cystic fibrosis (CF), along with its partnered mRNA vaccine programs for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and influenza. Arcturus’ versatile RNA therapeutics platforms can be applied toward multiple types of nucleic acid medicines including messenger RNA, small interfering RNA, circular RNA, antisense RNA, self-amplifying RNA, DNA, and gene editing therapeutics. Arcturus’ technologies are covered by its extensive patent portfolio (over 400 patents and patent applications in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and other countries).

Benitec is a biotechnology company developing a proprietary therapeutic technology platform that combines RNA interference (RNAi) with gene therapy with a goal of providing sustained, long-lasting silencing of disease-causing genes from a single administration. Benitec is using its technology, called DNA-directed RNA interference (ddRNAi) to develop a pipeline of product candidates for the treatment of several chronic and life-threatening human diseases , including oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) and hepatitis B. By combining the specificity and gene silencing effect of RNAi with gene therapy, ddRNAi has the potential to produce long-lasting silencing of disease-causing genes from a single administration, which could minimize the requirement for patients to take regular doses of medicine. Benitec’s objective is to become the leader in discovering, developing, clinically validating and commercializing ddRNAi-based therapeutics for a range of human diseases with high unmet clinical need or large patient populations and, as a result, provide a better life for patients with these diseases.

ExcepGen is a venture-backed, early stage biotechnology company located in San Francisco. The company is focused on solving fundamental underlying problems in drug discovery and applying those solutions to create a new generation of therapeutics.

GenVivo will make first- and best-in-class immune therapies that are immediately and easily deployable, highly effective, and which improve survival and quality of life beyond current therapies.

Kerna Labs is unlocking the full potential of mRNA as the universal toolkit for genetic medicine.

Mammogen is a liquid biopsy company on a mission to unlock the quality-of-life preservation that exists at the earliest stages of diseases that affect women's health, starting with breast cancer.

Nutcracker Therapeutics is an RNA therapeutics company that has combined the power of advanced engineering with high-precision biosynthesis to deploy a complete RNA therapeutics platform. Armed with this high-tech advantage, we have developed a wholly owned pipeline of RNA therapeutic programs and established partnership initiatives with top clinical investigators at several leading institutions across the globe. With our platform’s ability to accelerate the development of life-changing RNA therapeutics, we seek to advance breakthrough RNA therapies at high velocity through all stages of development across a variety of indications. Our technology platform has the potential to significantly reduce costs and cycle times for RNA therapeutic development, with dramatic advantages in capacity scaling and point-of-care delivery over other RNA manufacturing approaches.

ParcelBio is developing a programmable technology to safely and specifically deliver mRNA to diverse cell types in the body. Our proprietary (nanoparticle-free) technology, which we call ‘STAmP’, stabilizes the mRNA and utilizes an interchangeable, lock-and-key-like targeting mechanism which enables fully customizable mRNA medicines.

Radar Therapeutics is a biotech company developing programmable precision therapeutics using molecular RNA sensors. The company has raised $13.4 million in seed funding to support its work in developing smart, programmable medicines. Radar Therapeutics is also the winner of the first-ever Amgen Bakar Labs Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Award. The company is building a business around medicines that use RNA sensors—mRNAs that gate their expression based on other RNAs in the cell.

Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:RGLS) is a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs. Regulus has leveraged its oligonucleotide drug discovery and development expertise to develop a well-balanced microRNA therapeutics pipeline complemented by a maturing microMarkersSM biomarkers platform and a rich intellectual property estate to retain its leadership in the microRNA field. Regulus is located in San Diego, California and is led by a seasoned executive team experienced in corporate management, business, science, drug discovery and development. Regulus'​ scientific advisory board consists of world-class scientists and some of the foremost authorities in the field of microRNA research.

Superfluid Dx is a biotechnology company focused on developing accurate diagnostics for neuro-degenerative diseases by harnessing the power of cell-free mRNA. They are also working on novel blood-based early detection methods.