Cogent Biosciences Inc

Company Profile

unum therapeutics is a cambridge, massachusetts-based cellular therapeutics company ushering in a new wave of innovation in cancer immunotherapy. unum was built to transform cancer treatment through the discovery, development and commercialization of novel antibody-coupled cellular immunotherapies. unum has built an antibody-coupled t-cell receptor (actr) platform that, when combined with tumor-specific antibodies, directs an individual’s cytotoxic t-lymphocytes (ctls) to kill tumor cells. in contrast to other approaches that hit a single target and treat a narrow set of tumors, unum’s approach is not restricted by antigens and may have applications for treating many types of cancers. unum’s vision: a single cell therapy that can augment the activity of multiple antibodies to treat many different cancers. unum's lead program based on actr technology is currently in phase i clinical testing to assess safety and efficacy in certain forms of leukemia and lymphoma. in parallel, unum is act