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Tag: Therapeutics

July 7th, 2026

Think ‘Shark Tank,’ without the teeth

In a recent Guppy Tank event, Professor Jeffrey Smith received feedback from a panel of investors on a new molecule that could help most sun-sensitive patients, research supported by the Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator. Harvard's Office of Technology Development and LabCentral co-host the Guppy Tank series, where innovators pitch their early-stage concepts to a panel of entrepreneurs and investors for constructive, in-depth feedback.

March 2nd, 2026

'I think I know how to fix this'

Researchers in Andrew Kruse’s lab overcame a key obstacle in using the hormone relaxin as a therapy for heart disease. With support from Harvard’s Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator, this discovery led to the launch of Tectonic Therapeutic, which is now testing its relaxin-based drug in clinical trials.

October 2nd, 2024

Attivare licenses Wyss Institute’s immune-modulating biomaterial technology to advance immunotherapies

Attivare Therapeutics, a Harvard startup out of the Wyss Institute, has licensed a portfolio of immune-modulating biomaterial technologies from Harvard University that was created at the Wyss Institute, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital. This technology creates an in vivo training ground for the immune system to fight cancer more effectively and prevent infection.

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