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SyntaxBio

400 N Aberdeen, Floor 9, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States

Overview

Syntax Bio develops a CRISPR-based Cellgorithm™ platform intended to program and accelerate stem cell differentiation to enable scalable cell therapies. The company is advancing a pancreatic beta cell therapy candidate for type 1 diabetes and plans to fund preclinical proof-of-concept studies with proceeds from its expanded Series A. Syntax Bio has publicly reported a collaboration with Mayo Clinic, received a grant from Breakthrough T1D, and published peer-reviewed research in Science Advances describing its technology. Financially, the company expanded its Series A to $14.4 million, bringing total funding to over $25 million. Leadership changes accompanying the financing include a CEO who joined in 2025 and new executive, board, and scientific advisory appointments to support translational development and commercialization. The company positions its platform as a way to replace slow, labor-intensive differentiation processes with a programmable approach to generate functional cells at scale.

Total raised
$15M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Series A
Latest activity
Jun 2026

Industries

  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Product Research
  • Therapeutics
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Recent funding

  1. Series A

    Jun 2026

    $14M

  2. Grant

    Dec 2025

    $1M

Team

  • Nikolas Balanis, PhD

    Co-Founder, CTO & VP of Data Science & Molecular Biology

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  • Brad Merrill

    Head of Innovation & Co-Founder

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  • Ryan Clarke

    Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder

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