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CytoAgents reaches FDA milestone and closes on $7 million funding round led by PCG Capital

Antonette Ho2023-05-23T00:27:46-04:00A Pittsburgh-based biotech startup announced it reached the next milestone in its pursuit of full U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its drug that looks to aid cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy treatment. This new clearance for CytoAgents Inc., which employs four people full-time, comes just days after the startup closed on a $7 million Series A2 equity-based funding round, which Pittsburgh-based PCG Capital led with support from BlueTree Allied Angels and a syndicate of local oncologists. It brings...

CytoAgents Announces FDA Acceptance of IND Application for CTO1681 to Treat Cytokine Release Syndrome in Oncology

Antonette Ho2023-05-16T23:58:44-04:00CytoAgents, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a safe, effective treatment for Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), today announced that it has received a Study May Proceed letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This clearance enables the initiation of a U.S. Phase 1b/2a clinical trial under its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the therapeutic, CTO1681, to treat CRS in lymphoma patients receiving CAR T-Cell Therapy. This is an area of great unmet medical need as the majority...

EY Announces Teresa Whalen, RPh, CEO of CytoAgents as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 East Central Award Finalist

Antonette Ho2023-05-05T23:53:45-04:00Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Teresa Whalen, RPh, CEO of CytoAgents, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 East Central Award finalist. Now in its 37th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for transformative entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are building a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous world for all. Whalen was selected by an independent panel of judges. Entrepreneurs were evaluated based on their demonstration...

The pandemic changed how Pittsburgh’s life sciences startups get funded

Antonette Ho2023-04-30T20:41:54-04:00CytoAgents CEO Teresa Whalen, BioHybrid Solutions CEO Jean Pineault and NeuBase Therapeutics CEO Dietrich Stephan agree: COVID-19 radically changed the way their industry operates. During a BioBreakfast panel on Tuesday morning, part of Pittsburgh’s XchangeInnovation Week, the life sciences CEOs shared their pandemic experiences, why they chose to do business in this region, and what advice they had for anyone considering starting or working at a life sciences company. In Whalen’s case, one of the biggest changes was suddenly needing...

Companies To Watch: CytoAgents

Ziad2022-11-25T13:59:44-05:00CytoAgents primarily focuses on developing a single lead drug, coded CTO1681, in multiple indications involving cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Simply stated, CRS is “an overreaction of the immune system, commonly known as cytokine storm.” It has many causes and affects many areas and systems of the body. CTO1681 targets the NF-kB (nuclear factor kappa B) signaling pathway to modulate cytokine production, thus reducing inflammation. CytoAgents has early programs in four areas: oncology (with CAR T-cell therapy), dermatology (atopic dermatitis), neurology...

CytoAgents Announces Appointment of New Chief Medical Officer

Ziad2022-11-25T13:59:44-05:00CytoAgents, Inc., a clinical-stage therapeutics company developing a safe, effective treatment (CTO1681) for Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), today announced that it has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Arthur P. Bertolino MD, PhD, MBA, as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Bertolino is a seasoned senior pharmaceuticals executive who has led clinical development and business growth for early-stage biotechnology as well as mid-sized and large pharmaceutical companies. Through extensive domestic and international management and drug development experience, including C-level roles...

In Her Own Words: Covid propels Teresa Whalen to improve cancer treatment

Ziad2022-11-25T13:59:58-05:00As Omnicron continues to take a toll on the country, we’re reminded how many women are on the front lines of health care. Some in the hospital setting, some as public health leaders and others, like Teresa Whalen, in the research lab where, as CEO of CytoAgents, she leads a team of world-renowned clinical drug development experts and scientific advisory board members to find treatments for Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), an overreaction of the immune system causing systemic inflammation. Read...

Which of Pittsburgh’s top innovators won the 2021 Tech 50 Awards?

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:11-05:00CytoAgents wins Innovator of the Year: Life Sciences. Read more >>

EY Announces 27 Women Founders Selected for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America Class of 2021

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:11-05:00EY announces the 27 women founders selected for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America Class of 2021. The program, now in its 14th year, identifies ambitious women entrepreneurs who are leading thriving organizations and provides them with the access, advisors and resources needed to scale their companies to their full potential as market-leading innovators. Program engagement offers participants executive education and introductions to the vast EY global entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as the Entrepreneurial Winning Women community worldwide. Teresa...

CytoAgents’ Phase 1 Trial Results Show “Cytokine Release Syndrome” Drug Candidate Safe

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:28-05:00 Successful Completion of Phase 1 Clinical Trial, Close of Initial Equity Round of Funding, and Addition of Dr. Stanley Marks and John Friedman to Board of Directors Positions CytoAgents for Larger Series A and Phase II Trials. Read more >>