Top California Pharmaceutical Startups (148)
Helping the brain work better with focused ultrasound. Treating neurological disorders today and enhancing human experience tomorrow.
Adimab is the most successful antibody discovery company in the industry, with 600+ discovery campaigns and 80+ clinical programs created with more than 130 partners. Our unique, yeast-based platform is a comprehensive and effective tool for the discovery and optimization of fully human monoclonal and bispecific antibodies. Our partners range from some of the biggest pharma to biotech companies at all...
Claritas Rx is a digital health venture that brings clarity to the challenges of specialty biopharmaceutical products in the marketplace. In today’s highly complex specialty networks, our mission is to illuminate the patient experience beyond the clinical trial. Claritas Rx leverages a proprietary technology platform and deep manufacturer expertise to automate and integrate channel, commercial, and clinical data and help...
Cellbyte builds AI agents for pharmaceutical drug launches. By automating repetitive workflows on top of our robust data foundation, we help pharma companies bring life-changing treatments to patients faster than ever before. We are backed by amazing investors, such as Y Combinator or Frontline VC.
Our mission at ARS Pharmaceuticals is to provide at-risk patients and their families better protection from severe allergic reactions. We are developing a product that patients and their caregivers can use without anxiety or hesitation, confident in the effectiveness of the both product and the ability to administer it. We are developing ARS-1, a novel intranasal epinephrine spray with a unique...
We use data to understand what specialty drugs do at the individual, not population level. Our specialty drug management product, VIVIO Precision Care™ fixes big unsolved healthcare problems: expensive drug therapies that don’t work; lack of real-world effectiveness; doctors prescribing based on opinion and experience instead of data; the arbitrary line between pharmacy drug and medical benefit; and, egregious supply...
Multiply Labs develops advanced robotic systems that manufacture individualized drugs at scale. Our products are enabled by the combination of pharmaceutical science with robotics technology. Multiply Labs has built and operates a unique robotic pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in San Francisco.
SmithRx is committed to providing a straightforward approach to reducing drug costs and improving health outcomes. We understand that reducing pharmacy costs is top of mind for us all. We utilize cloud technologies to deliver the most streamlined and cost-effective PBM solution: one that is modularized and can be tailored to meet individual needs. Our compelling value proposition can be summarized...
Biocytogen provides integrated solutions for next-generation antibody drug development to the global biomedical communities. Powered by cutting-edge gene editing technologies and a state-of-the-art animal facility, Biocytogen developed a seamlessly integrated platform for efficient antibody drug discovery and validation, including animal model generation, therapeutic antibody discovery (via RenMab™ mice), and in vivo/in vitro preclinical validation studies. Biocytogen collaborates with more than...
LighthouseAI provides state licensing software and services to companies within the pharmaceutical supply chain, to help meet requirements set by regulatory agencies. The company was born out of Pharma Solutions, a consulting and services company started in 2015 by our CEO and Founder, Sumeet Singh.
Earli mission is to make cancer a benign experience. Rather than rely on biomarkers that cancer may - or often may not - naturally provide, Earli's technology *forces* cancer cells to make a synthetic, non-human biomarker using gene therapy approaches. It's called a Synthetic Biopsy. It can then localize the cancer in a PET scanner. Earli has been funded by...
Tarsus is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that applies proven science and new technology to revolutionize treatment for patients with unmet needs.
Pliant Therapeutics is a late-stage clinical company and leader in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases We believe that by harnessing the therapeutic potential of integrin biology and TGF-β modulation, there is a potential to create drug candidates aimed at halting or even reversing fibrotic diseases and address the unmet needs of many patients. Pliant’s...
Profluent is an AI-first protein design company. Founded in 2022, we develop deep generative models to design and validate novel, functional proteins to revolutionize biomedicine. Based in Berkeley, CA, we are backed by leading investors including Spark Capital, Insight Partners, Air Street Capital, AIX Ventures, and Convergent Ventures. To learn more about our mission to decode the language of life...
Structure Therapeutics is a science-driven clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative oral small molecule treatments for chronic metabolic and cardiopulmonary conditions with significant unmet medical needs. Utilizing its next generation structure-based drug discovery platform, Structure Therapeutics has established a robust GPCR-targeted pipeline, featuring multiple wholly-owned proprietary clinical-stage small molecule compounds designed to surpass the scalability limitations of...
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of rare diseases. Mirum’s approved medication is LIVMARLI® (maralixibat) oral solution which is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome one year of age and older. Mirum’s late-stage pipeline includes two investigational treatments for debilitating liver diseases affecting children and...
Develop Health, co-founded by Mel van Londen and Ben Easton, is dedicated to transforming the medication prior authorization process. Their product reduces form completion time by over 80% and increases approval rates. With over 10 years of experience in healthcare, the founding team has impacted 200k+ patients and 6k+ providers, holding notable roles at Canvas Medical, IDEO, and Rupa Health.
Rezo is a different kind of biopharma company. Our mission is to dramatically increase the success rate of drug development by building a disease-agnostic, fully-integrated, network biology platform that will redefine our understanding of human disease and ability to treat it. Our Founders and members of the Board are a group of esteemed, world-class scientists from the University of California,...
Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is a clinical stage oncology company based in Oxford, UK; San Jose, CA and Morristown, NJ, USA, with a pipeline of first-in-class immuno-oncology (IO) and antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) based therapies designed to fulfil major unmet patient needs in cancer therapeutics. Our lead asset, OBT076, is an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) in Phase 1b clinical development. OBT076's...
Mixlab is the first modern, tech-enabled pet pharmacy that focuses on creating custom medications and delightful experiences for pets, their parents and veterinarians. By putting service at the heart of everything we do, our talented team is able to provide the best personalized care for our patients, as well as those who care for them.































