64x Bio

A platform that increases the speed and scale of mammalian cell line discovery.

About

Founded

2017

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Industry

Biotech

Company Description

Using novel high throughput genome engineering and screening technologies in a design loop with computational tools, 64x Bio is developing new ways of generating highly optimized and otherwise unattainable mammalian cell lines for design and manufacture of next generation therapeutics, with a specific focus on those used for cell and gene therapies. Our platform technologies enable pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as CDMOs to bring cell and gene therapies to patients more effectively.

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Funding

Total Raised

$59.5 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

First Round Capital, Lifeforce Capital, Northpond Ventures, Future Ventures, Alix Ventures, Fifty Years, SV Angel, BoxGroup, Refactor Capital

Company Traction

  • 64x Bio is a spinout of Harvard’s Wyss Institute.

Leadership Team

  • Lexi Rovner: Co-Founder & CEO of 64x Bio. Former Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
  • Chris Fuller: VP of Technology at 64x Bio. Former VP of Informatics at Caribou Biosciences.
  • David Lee, Ph.D.: Director of Molecular Biology at 64x Bio. Former Senior Director, Vector Biology at Kriya Therapeutics.
  • Sean Carim: Team Lead at 64x Bio. Former Doctoral Student at the University of California, Berkeley.

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