Stephen Shuttleworth

Samsara Biocapital LLC (Samsara Biocapital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Srinivas Akkaraju. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Nalo Therapeutics, Inc. is a company that focuses on developing therapeutics to address unmet needs in cancer. Nalo Therapeutics is based in Belmont, CA and the CEO of the company is Keith Wilson. The company targets oncogenic driver mutations and/or proteins that are often difficult to drug. The company was founded in 2017 and collaborates with UCSF scientific cofounders.

Autobahn Labs, Inc. is a virtual incubator that partners with research institutions to accelerate the advancement of early-stage drug discovery and development. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The organization invests intellectual, financial, and physical capital to efficiently move projects from feasibility to novel drug candidates. Autobahn Labs was created by Samsara Biocapital, Evotec, and KCK Ltd.

Karus Therapeutics Ltd. provides therapies for treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. It offers HDAC6 and PI3K inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. The firm’s products in pipeline include KA-2237, KAR4000 Series and KAR3000 Series for the treatment of chronic inflammation, haematological malignancies, and solid tumours. The company was founded in July 2005 by Arasu Ganesan, Graham Keith Packham and Paul Townsend and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

PIramed Ltd. develops drugs, diagnostics, and other therapeutic products. It develops treatment for cancers which include proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis. The company was co-founded by Michael Waterfield, Peter Parker, and Paul Workman in 2003 and is headquartered in Slough, UK.

Tularik, Inc. is engaged in the discovery and development of a broad range of novel and superior orally available medicines that act through the regulation of gene expression. Tularik's scientific platform is focused on three therapeutic areas: cancer, inflammation and metabolic disease. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Hox Therapeutics Ltd. develops therapeutics for cancer diseases based on the role of HOX genes. The private company is based in Guildford, UK.

Shire Canada, Inc. develops and markets medicines. It focuses on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), rare diseases, as well as gastrointestinal and renal diseases. The firm develops treatments for genetic disorders known as rare or orphan diseases. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada.