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Elastrin Therapeutics secures $10 million of funding for its calcification removal platform

Initially targeting stiffened arteries in cardiovascular disease, this could have wider implications

07-Apr-2022

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Elastrin Therapeutics Inc. announced the closing of a $10 million funding round led by Kizoo Technology Capital.

Elastrin is a privately held biotechnology company developing therapeutics that render calcified tissue and organs supple again.

Other investors in the round include Starbloom Capital and SC Launch.

The company’s lead asset ELT-001 is an EDTA-loaded nanoparticle conjugated with a proprietary monoclonal antibody for the treatment of vascular calcification.

"Their technology is truly groundbreaking by not only delaying age-related disease but also reversing them.” - Frank Schueler, Managing Director of Kizoo Technology Capital.

Kizoo provides seed and follow-on financing with a focus on rejuvenation biotech.

Elastrin's underlying technology was developed by Dr. Naren Vyavahare over the last 20 years at Clemson University.

SC Launch, Inc. is an independent, non-profit corporation affiliated with SCRA (South Carolina Research Authority).

Starbloom Capital is a crypto-based family office that supports companies developing revolutionary longevity technologies.

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Elastrin Therapeutics

South Carolina-based biotech developing novel therapies

Frank Schueler

Managing Director of Kizoo Technology Capital

KIZOO Technology Ventures

Company providing financing and its focus is on rejuvenation biotech

Naren Vyavahare

Co-founder at TGenTech, Elastrin Therapeutics and Professor of Bioengineering at Clemson University

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Investments, Rejuvenation