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Primrose Bio, Inc.

San Diego, CA · Founded 2023
LAST FUNDING
$15.0M
Series B

Primrose Bio specializes in innovative manufacturing solutions for biotherapeutics and vaccines, setting new standards for quality and production efficiency.

Funding history

RoundAmount
Series B$15.0M
SEC Form D filed
Jul 17, 2024

About Primrose Bio, Inc.

How much funding has Primrose Bio, Inc. raised?

Primrose Bio, Inc. has raised $15.0M in total funding. The most recent round was Series B.

Where is Primrose Bio, Inc. headquartered?

Primrose Bio, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

What does Primrose Bio, Inc. do?

Primrose Bio specializes in innovative manufacturing solutions for biotherapeutics and vaccines, setting new standards for quality and production efficiency.

What problem does Primrose Bio, Inc. solve?

Manufacturing is described as a bottleneck where biotherapeutic and vaccine breakthroughs can stall.

What's Primrose Bio, Inc.'s solution?

Primrose Bio provides strain engineering for protein production (via its Pfenex Expression Technology), catalog and custom RNA polymerases for mRNA manufacturing, and CRM197 carrier protein for conjugate vaccine programs.

What makes Primrose Bio, Inc. different?

The company highlights its proprietary Pfenex Expression Technology, RNA polymerases optimized for consistent and scalable mRNA manufacturing, and a regulatory-friendly, high-purity CRM197 product.

What makes Primrose Bio, Inc. notable?

Primrose Bio has raised about $16.7M for next-generation therapeutics manufacturing, with backing from the NIH's NCATS and the National Science Foundation alongside investors like 1315 Capital.

Leadership

Director, Executive Officer
LinkedIn ↗
Wes Kaupinen
Director
Matthew Korenberg
Director
J. Mitchell
Director
Matthew Reber
Director
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
2023
HQ
San Diego, CA
Raised
$15.0M
Stage
Series B
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