LEAH Labs
Human's best science for human's best friend 👨🏻🔬 🧬 🐶
Last Funded July 2021
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Luke interviewed LEAH Labs on March 30, 2021.
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Luke Iseman
Founder of boxouse, growerbot, Soil IQ, Dirtnail, and more. Former Director of Hardware at Y Combinator.
Strengths
says, "Wesley and team have a compelling plan to fight cancer in companion animals."
Advice
says, "Fleshing out more detail between now and 2024's therapy sales live could be compelling."
What Investors Say
I believe in gene editing and one-time treatments and going the capital-efficient route of starting in dogs! :)
My corgi had leukemia. His immunity was so weakened by the chemo, that he had pneumonia and eventually we had to let him go.
A RETIRED STATE OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEE
Glad to know that crowdfunding made it possible for Leah Labs to continue it's research, in curing cancer in dogs. Wishing you much success in all of your research.
I love dogs, and have two of them. If any of them came down with cancer, I would hope that the gene therapy by LEAH labs, would help my dogs.
I have a 14 year old Yourkie who I dearly love! I can only imagine how one feels when he hears that his dog has cancer. Hopefully you will help to win this battle.
Software developer, entrepreneur
My golden retriever passed away from cancer. Even though he has now been gone longer than he was here, I still miss him and would have welcomed an opportunity to keep him around for longer.
Entrepreneur and investor, 4 every 10 2 to 5 will fail...
Because even animals need that chance to fight for life, just as humans do..
We lost two dogs to cancer at 8 years old. Love your mission!
Investor who is looking for quality devices to monitor Blood sugar. Have family and friends who are diabetic (levels 1&2). This beats pricking fingers and the highs & lows of 'sugar' levels.
I have three dogs currently, one is 9,5 &3. Worried about my 9 yr old. Lost our first dog 14 yr old way back in 1999 to cancer. Treatment was painful and of course expensive. To see the plan and execution for gene therapy is wonderful. To give a family pet member more life. Keep moving forward.
My daughter lost he bullmastiff to cancer.
It looks like promising technology for an important market, and one with a good potential ROI
My family and I LOVE dogs, especially Chocolate Labs and this is a great cause!!
What Friends Say
Jared FriedmanY Combinator Partner
LEAH Labs is doing real
breakthrough science. CAR-T therapy is the biggest breakthrough in cancer care in many years, and LEAH labs is the only company taking this technology that has cured many people and bringing it to the veterinary world. There are very few people in the world who have the right scientific experience needed to do this, and the LEAH labs team has some of the top scientists in the field working with them.
Joel HarrisCo-director of Ag Startup Engine
"It is an exciting time where we can bring novel, advance human health technology and apply it to the $70B+ Petcare space. We are excited to support Leah Labs and their efforts to cure cancer in dogs."
Tariq ShahA scientific and business consultant specifically within veterinary oncology
As a veterinary oncology consultant, I see first hand pet owner's desire to do and spend whatever necessary to keep their pets alive. CAR T technology is already proven in humans, and I think it has a bright future in the rapidly expanding companion animal medicine market. I think LEAH Labs has the technology and team to bring this breakthrough treatment to our pets!
Chand Khanna President, Ethos Discovery | C: 410-419-8542 | ethosvet.com
"LEAH Labs is bringing an innovative product to the growing field of canine oncology. In addition through their cross-species( dog-to-human) approach, their work has the potential to inform how cancer is treated in humans as well."
Barbara Beatty
Our angel group, FIN Capital, invested in LEAH Labs because we believe that dogs are part of the family, and that there is a huge market for breakthrough technology in the vet space.
Cassie EdgarBiotechnology Attorney & Advisor
LEAH Labs is not only doing good for doggos and their families...they have an exceptional use case for CRISPRs with a uniquely well positioned IP and regulatory pathway.
Wes and his team have hit the holy grail when it comes to gene editing: providing societal benefit, with a clear and streamlined path to commercialization compared to gene edited plants, livestock or human pharmaceutical applications.