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Tikva Allocell

Singapore-headquartered cell therapy company founded in 2023 developing off-the-shelf allogeneic T-cell therapies; its lead program TAVST01 is a B7-H3-targeted EBV-specific T-cell therapy built on the ALLO SerpinB9 EBVST platform licensed exclusively from Baylor College of Medicine, in IND-enabling development ahead of planned Phase 1 trials in Singapore and the United States.

Headquarters

Singapore

Year Founded

2023

Founders

Not disclosed

Country

Singapore

Financial Information

Funding Stage

Series A

Recent Funding

$8M

Funding By

Kantharos Capital

Core Technology

ALLO SerpinB9 EBVST platform (allogeneic EBV-specific T cells) with B7-H3 targeting

Product Type

Cell Therapy

Pipeline Stage (Very Important)

IND-enabling (planned 2026 IND)

Regulatory Status

  • IND Filed: No
  • FDA/EMA Status: N/A
  • Clinical Trial Registration: Planned Phase 1 in Singapore and the US following IND submission
  • Patents / IP Status: Exclusive license from Baylor College of Medicine

Partnerships

Pharma Collaborations

None disclosed

Academic / Hospital Tie-ups

Baylor College of Medicine (exclusive technology license)

CRO/CDMO Partnerships

None disclosed

Market & Differentiation

SerpinB9 engineering resists immune rejection, enabling off-the-shelf dosing for solid tumors