Top 13 Startups developing Cancer Vaccines

Oct 11, 2024 | By Jason Kwon

These startups develop personalized cancer vaccines that aim to prevent or treat cancer by stimulating the body's targeted immune response against cancer cells.
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Country: USA | Funding: $253.8M
Elicio Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical research company that develops an immuno-tumor vaccine to treat cancer.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $1.9B
We are developing the next generation of personalized immunotherapies to help revolutionize the treatment of people with cancer and other debilitating diseases.
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Country: Denmark | Funding: $175M
IO Biotech ApS is a clinical stage biotech company developing disruptive immune therapies i.e. checkpoint/cancer vaccines.
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Country: Australia | Funding: A$80M
Imugene is a publicly-listed biotechnology company with operations in America and Europe,
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Country: USA | Funding: $78.4M
Immunomic Therapeutics is a development stage biotechnology company that develops lysosomal associated membrane protein-based vaccines.
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Country: USA | Funding: $34.3M
Anixa is a publicly-traded biotechnology company focused on harnessing the body's immune system in the fight against cancer. Anixa's therapeutic portfolio includes a cancer vaccine technology focused on the immunization against α-Lactalbumin to prevent triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), as well as a cancer immunotherapy program which uses a novel type of CAR-T, known as chimeric endocrine receptor T-cell (CER-T) technology.
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Country: Norway | Funding: NOK270M
Ultimovacs is a pharmaceutical company developing novel immunotherapies against cancer.
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Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩27B
Aston Sci is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines in oncology, immunology, and geriatrics. It's cancer vaccine is being evaluated for breast and gastric cancer
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Country: UK | Funding: £15.7M
Scancell is focused on developing innovative immunotherapies for cancer that stimulate the body’s own immune system.
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Country: USA | Funding: $9.9M
BioVaxys is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing immunotherapeutic cancer vaccines targeting melanoma and ovarian cancer.
Editor: Jason Kwon
Jason Kwon is a senior editor for MedicalStartups. He has previously covered the pharmaceutical and medical research industries for FDAnews and worked as a head of marketing for medical startup Sonic Therapeutics. Before that, he co-founded a startup consulting business for emerging entrepreneurial hubs in Asia. Jason graduated from St. Bonaventure University’s journalism school. In his free time, Jason enjoys yoga, watching movie trailers, traveling to places where he can't get cell service. You can contact Jason at jaskwon(at)medicalstartups(dot)com