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Life Sciences Series A Founded 2016

Camena Bioscience

Camena Bioscience develops a nucleic acid synthesis technology platform called gSynth that delivers high-fidelity, transfection-ready DNA three times faster than traditional methods. The platform addresses bottlenecks in the design-build-test-learn (DBTL) cycle by enabling sequence-perfect DNA synthesis regardless of structural complexity, supporting applications in personalized mRNA vaccines, cell and gene…

📍 Cambridge, United Kingdom · Life Sciences Platforms and Tools,

Funding snapshot

Last roundSeries A
Amount$10M
Date3 July 2023
Total raised$10M
Team size22

About

Camena Bioscience develops a nucleic acid synthesis technology platform called gSynth that delivers high-fidelity, transfection-ready DNA three times faster than traditional methods. The platform addresses bottlenecks in the design-build-test-learn (DBTL) cycle by enabling sequence-perfect DNA synthesis regardless of structural complexity, supporting applications in personalized mRNA vaccines, cell and gene therapies, and CRISPR screening. gSynth can synthesize long, complex, and highly repetitive sequences including GC-rich promoters, enhancers, terminators, and Cas12a constructs that are difficult to manufacture with traditional chemical synthesis. The company serves drug discovery labs and has recently appointed Gregory P. McGuinness as CEO to lead commercialization of the gSynth platform for AI-driven antibody discovery. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, Camena Bioscience has raised approximately $10 million in Series A funding from investor Mercia.

Business model

Genomics > Applied Genomics > Synthetic Biology,

Life Sciences Platforms and Tools > Instruments > Genomics > Nucleic Acid Synthesis

Team background

College Wise > University College London

Institutional investors

Mercia Derek Stemple Andrew Fraser Sameer Walavalkar Nagesh Mahanthappa Rene Stemple Trehy Timothy Rink Chris Longworth Thomas Weaver Brett Stemple Jack Stemple Sudhir Walavalkar Purnima Walavalkar Valentine Talland Tara Talland

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