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BioWorld: Onchilles looks for cancer’s Achilles heel with a $7M series A
June 15, 2021 Lev Becker spent about six years studying how to release neutrophile elastase from human neutrophils so it could select...
Onchilles News
Jun 15, 20211 min read
Onchilles Pharma Raises $7 Million Series A to Advance Drug Candidates to Activate Newly Discovered Broad-Acting Anticancer Pathway
June 10, 2021 Foundational research published today in Cell is the first to describe ELANE, a major anti-cancer protein released by human...
Press Release
Jun 10, 20213 min read
Could neutrophils be the secret to cancer’s Achilles’ heel?
June 10, 2021 A study published in the June 10, 2021 issue of Cell describes a remarkable new mechanism by which the body’s own immune...
Onchilles News
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Cancer’s Achilles Heel? UChicago Startup Secures $7 Million to Develop Unique Treatment
June 10, 2021 Onchilles Pharma recently closed its Series A funding round, bringing in approximately $7 million, including a $500,000...
Onchilles News
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery: A Protease with Far-Reaching Anti-Cancer Effects
June 8, 2021 Although cancer therapies are becoming increasingly specific to the tumour and mutation type, a potent tumour-agnostic and...
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Jun 8, 20211 min read
Cancer Discovery: The Serine Protease Neutrophil Elastase Selectively Kills Tumor Cells
May 21, 2021 Neutrophil elastase (ELANE) killed tumors of diverse types but spared neighboring healthy tissue. To read the full article,...
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May 21, 20211 min read
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