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Mana.bio

Tel Aviv company using machine learning with high-throughput screening and nanotechnology to discover and optimise customisable lipid nanoparticles for tissue-specific delivery of RNA and DNA therapeutics and vaccines; it also offers Mina (ChatLNP), an AI agent for lipid-nanoparticle design.

Headquarters

Tel Aviv, Israel

Year Founded

2021

Founders

Yogev Debbi (CEO), Roy Nevo (CTO), Avi Schroeder, Kira Radinsky

Country

Israel

Financial Information

Funding Stage

Seed

Recent Funding

$19.5M

Funding By

Andreessen Horowitz Bio + Health, Base4 Capital, NFX, LionBird, Technion

Core Technology

ML-optimised lipid nanoparticle design with high-throughput screening

Product Type

Drug Delivery Platform

Pipeline Stage (Very Important)

Preclinical

Regulatory Status

  • IND Filed: No
  • FDA/EMA Status: N/A
  • Clinical Trial Registration: N/A
  • Patents / IP Status: Not disclosed

Partnerships

Pharma Collaborations

Not disclosed

Academic / Hospital Tie-ups

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (scientific founding)

CRO/CDMO Partnerships

None disclosed

Market & Differentiation

Customisable LNP design for tissue-specific delivery, plus an AI agent for formulation work