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EXCELLOS, Inc

San Diego, CA · Founded 2020
LAST FUNDING
$5.0M

Excellos Labs is a cell therapy CDMO offering apheresis collection, PBMC and leukopak processing, T/NK cell isolation, and cGMP manufacturing for biotech and pharma.

Funding history

RoundAmount
Undisclosed$5.0M
SEC Form D filed
Aug 16, 2023

About EXCELLOS, Inc

How much funding has EXCELLOS, Inc raised?

EXCELLOS, Inc has raised $5.0M in total funding.

Where is EXCELLOS, Inc headquartered?

EXCELLOS, Inc is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

What does EXCELLOS, Inc do?

Excellos Labs is a cell therapy CDMO offering apheresis collection, PBMC and leukopak processing, T/NK cell isolation, and cGMP manufacturing for biotech and pharma.

What problem does EXCELLOS, Inc solve?

Cell therapy development is high-risk, and variability in donor cells and starting material can reduce the probability of clinical trial success.

What's EXCELLOS, Inc's solution?

Excellos Labs is a cell therapy CDMO that sources characterized donor material and provides cell isolation, process development, and cGMP manufacturing (from apheresis through commercial-scale production) for adoptive cell therapies like CAR-T, TIL, and TCR therapy.

What makes EXCELLOS, Inc different?

They cite a comprehensive per-donor immune/metabolic profiling platform, a consented and diverse high-retention donor pool enabling longitudinal data, cGMP ISO 7 cleanrooms across Miami and San Diego under one quality system, and backing/lab presence from OrganaBio, a company established in 1950.

What makes EXCELLOS, Inc notable?

Excellos was founded in 2021 as a spinout of the San Diego Blood Bank, and in 2026 its operating assets were acquired by OrganaBio to form a coast-to-coast cell therapy CDMO.

Leadership

David Wellis, Ph.D.
Executive Officer, Director
Robert Finzi
Director
Paul Grossman, Ph.D.
Director
Terance Kinninger
Director
Deval Lashkari, Ph.D.
Director
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
2020
HQ
San Diego, CA
Raised
$5.0M
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