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Top-62 Startup Projects,  Biotechnology Venture Readiness Program 2025 International Cohort

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Biotechnology venture readiness program 2025

Therapeutics

startups

IMMUNORA

IMMUNORA

Saudi Arabia
IMMUNORA is developing innovative therapies for inflammatory diseases, combining novel peptide drugs with CAR-T cell therapy to restore immune balance.
Speratum Biopharma

Speratum Biopharma

United States
Speratum Biopharma is developing a next generation RNAi therapeutic platform that restores tumor suppressor function and targets over 150 oncogenic pathways using an computerized engineered RNA molecule delivered through a cold chain free polymeric system designed for solid tumors.
BioFiber Solutions

BioFiber Solutions

Saudi Arabia
A nanotechnology-driven wound-care solution that enhance healing of diabetic foot wounds through an active therapeutic nanofiber dressing.
GENABU

GENABU

Spain
Gene therapy startup with the mission to deliver novel approaches for fighting CNS diseases with synthetic biology.
Rational Vaccines

Rational Vaccines

United States
Rational Vaccines is the only remaining vaccine company fighting herpes simplex.
First Innovative Reformulated

First Innovative Reformulated

Saudi Arabia
A first-in-class reformulated topical broad-spectrum antibiotic spray for wound and diabetic-foot infections.
CellRewire

CellRewire

United States
CellRewire is building an AI + wet-lab platform (RewireOS) that reprograms diseased cells back to healthy states to create in-vivo regenerative therapies for heart, brain, and metabolic diseases.
TMAB Therapeutics

TMAB Therapeutics

United States
Nuclear medicine delivering precise, life-extending treatment for patients with aggressive neuroendocrine cancers.
Valere Therapeutics

Valere Therapeutics

Saudi Arabia
Valere Therapeutics pioneers precision immunotherapies for breast cancer, regionally manufactured and globally scalable, targeting immune resistance in solid tumors.
BASET Pharma

BASET Pharma

United Kingdom
BASET Pharma develops next-generation engineered antibodies and multispecific biologics for oncology and autoimmune diseases, using an AI-powered antibody-engineering platform tailored for rapid preclinical validation and global licensing.
East Ocyon Bio

East Ocyon Bio

India
Delivering scalable, off-the-shelf Cell & Gene Therapy for Cancers and Rare Diseases designed for India, Saudi Arabia, and emerging global markets.
Nano Based

Nano Based

Saudi Arabia
We create patentable, targeted cell–nanoparticle immunotherapies that achieve higher efficacy with fewer side effects, enabled by a scalable, platform-based approach for next-generation biopharmaceutical development.
RedSea BioCollagen

RedSea BioCollagen

Saudi Arabia - Germany
Saudi-made native marine collagen powder for advanced chronic wound healing.
Conan Therapeutic

Conan Therapeutic

United States
Conan Therapeutic is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to creating a breakthrough treatment that mitigates the post-traumatic harm of mild traumatic brain injuries.
Cellogen Therapeutics

Cellogen Therapeutics

India
Revolutionizing cell and gene therapy with scalable, cost-efficient and AI driven advanced platforms.
Skin BioScience

Skin BioScience

United States
Skin restoration and Hair regrowth/Alopecia treatment: Short linear SPX Peptides combined AI Powered computer vision high-spectral imaging technology.
Light and Health Research Center

Light and Health Research Center

United States
A circadian-intelligence platform optimizing cardiac surgery timing to reduce complications and improve hospital efficiency.
GPN Therapeutics

GPN Therapeutics

United States
GPN Therapeutics is a regenerative medicine startup developing a first-in-class orthobiologic that enhances spinal fusion outcomes, particularly in high-risk patients such as those with diabetes, obesity, or chronic inflammatory conditions.

Diagnostics

startups

VuEssence

VuEssence

United States
VuEssence leverages gene expression information measured in blood to understand and distinguish between serious conditions that have overlapping clinical symptoms.
Rosetta Omics

Rosetta Omics

France
AI-powered spatial & multiomics platform predicting cancer treatment response from a single tissue slide.
Ophiomics

Ophiomics

Portugal
Early HCC detection through next-generation liquid biopsy and AI-driven precision diagnostics.
Karyon Bio

Karyon Bio

United States
Karyon Bio is developing an AI-powered Digital LiverTwin platform that will integrate multiomics, imaging, and clinical data to enable non-invasive early detection and monitoring of fatty liver diseases (MASLD/MASH).
Twinn Health

Twinn Health

United Kingdom
AI-powered whole-body MRI diagnostics for early detection of chronic disease.
AISI X

AISI X

United States - Japan
AI Multimodal Triage Assistant for Brain Diseases.
Illume Bio

Illume Bio

Singapore
lllume Bio develops rapid, low cost molecular diagnostics that detect antimicrobial resistance at the point of care.
EpiNova

EpiNova

Saudi Arabia
EpiNova is building the next generation of non-invasive cancer diagnostics, using advanced biomarkers and AI to make early detection faster, smarter, and scalable.
KDx Diagnostics

KDx Diagnostics

United States
KDx Diagnostics provides clinically validated, non-invasive cancer diagnostics that improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
Vidanex

Vidanex

Malaysia
Vidanex is the infrastructure powering the future of diagnostics and medical imaging AI in ASEAN.
Pro-Guard

Pro-Guard

Saudi Arabia
Biosensor for Early Viral Infection Detection: A Novel Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tool.

Biomanufacturing & Platforms

startups

Amprologix

Amprologix

United Kingdom
We are a lean pre-clinical antimicrobial biologic drug discovery company aiming to deliver the largest pipeline of novel antimicrobials on the planet in the next 5 years.
Conveyxo

Conveyxo

Belgium
Unlocking scalable & affordable regenerative medicine to reverse the root causes of degenerative diseases.
Biotechnology Innovation Company (BIC)

Biotechnology Innovation Company (BIC)

Saudi Arabia
Biotechnology Innovation Company (BIC) is Saudi Arabia’s first private, fully integrated biotech firm, pioneering the development of life-saving vaccines, starting with the MERS solution, to ensure national health security and self-reliance.
DLOC Biosystems

DLOC Biosystems

United Kingdom
Human-relevant micro-organ-on-chip systems enabling predictive drug discovery and hepatobiliary toxicity screening.
Augmented Research

Augmented Research

Saudi Arabia
Building the Amazon of Life Science Products.
AI-CHEM LENS

AI-CHEM LENS

Saudi Arabia
AI-CHEM LENS automates unknown chemical risk predictions using AI-driven non-targeted analysis (NTA) and HRMS data to support regulatory and safety decisions.
AIDAb

AIDAb

Saudi Arabia
AI-Driven Antibody Design and Optimization Platform.

Industrial/Synthetic Biology

startups

PrintyMed

PrintyMed

Latvia - Saudi Arabia
PrintyMed is a biotech company producing nature-identical, medical-grade spider silk proteins via a proprietary bacterial bioreactor process, creating revolutionary biomaterials for advanced medical applications.
ONOIDS

ONOIDS

Saudi Arabia
ONOIDS is the integrated precision oncology platform utilizing patient-derived Tumor Organoids and personalized CAR-T validation to accelerate drug screening and establish the critical MENA tumor data biobank.

MedTech & Devices

startups

MetSanex

MetSanex

Italy
MetSanex® provides an advanced antibacterial and antifungal surface treatment for titanium-based medical and industrial applications, designed to significantly reduce infection risk and improve long-term device performance.
Nucleotica

Nucleotica

Poland
Nucleotica provides a reagent free CNT-based nanosensor platform for ultra sensitive and rapid DNA and RNA detection in under 30 minutes.
Pixelence

Pixelence

Malaysia
Pixelence offers AI-predictive model that generates synthetic contrast-enhanced brain MRI images from standard MRI scans—eliminating the need for gadolinium-based dyes & related procedures.
Tredomo

Tredomo

Saudi Arabia
Integrated validation and monitoring system for biologic medications.
Opportunity Health

Opportunity Health

Spain
Yarnasa — an automatic, self-applicable anti-choking medical device designed to clear airway obstructions and save lives in seconds.
NanoHealix

NanoHealix

Egypt
We develop sustainable, nature-inspired biotech solutions that transform agricultural biomass into high-value healthcare and material products, accelerating innovation in Saudi Arabia and beyond.
INA-MedTech

INA-MedTech

United States
INA-MedTech delivers AI-driven quality and validation solutions that accelerate compliant product development for MedTech, biotech, and digital health companies.

Digital Health & AI

startups

Parrots Medical

Parrots Medical

United States
Patented AI brain–body monitoring and cognitive games that detect and manage dementia years earlier, at home and in clinic.
Med iQ

Med iQ

Sudan
Med iQ is an advanced medical AI platform providing accurate clinical decision support, dose calculations, diet recommendations, a study hub, and a collaborative community connecting doctors and patients.
Kandih Bioscience

Kandih Bioscience

United States
KidneyTwin is an AI-powered digital twin platform that simulates kidney function and disease progression by integrating biosensor, clinical, and biomedical data, enabling faster, safer, and more precise kidney drug development.
Erada for Healthy Life

Erada for Healthy Life

Saudi Arabia
Erada is a pioneering Saudi digital health platform offering AI-driven personalized nutrition and wellness solutions integrated with obesity genetic testing to empower healthier lifestyles across the Gulf region.
Ligandora

Ligandora

Saudi Arabia
Ligandora is a cloud-native platform that lets researchers design, simulate, and analyze biomolecules with AI-driven, zero-code computational tools.
NATHRA

NATHRA

United States - Saudi Arabia
Built on cutting-edge research and real-world health data, NATHRA uses advanced AI to help health systems shift from treatment to prevention.
MedSyntra

MedSyntra

Lithuania
Provides research-ready, enriched medical imaging datasets to empower global healthcare innovators to accelerate AI development and clinical validation.
XenoClinic

XenoClinic

Saudi Arabia
Train Lab Competence, Without the Lab.
SmartSound Corporation

SmartSound Corporation

South Korea
AI-driven early detection solution for chronic cardiopulmonary diseases using continuous acoustic bio-signal monitoring.
ThinkTouch Solution

ThinkTouch Solution

Algeria
ThinkTouch Solution is a health-tech company at the intersection of AI and pharmaceutical sciences, focused on innovation, specifically by developing an AI-powered platform for multivigilance.
VLEED

VLEED

Saudi Arabia
From insight to action: AI-powered personalized wellness for your unique body.
Biologia 360

Biologia 360

Pakistan
Integrating biosensors and AI to deliver smarter, faster, and more accessible healthcare diagnostics.
Deep Medical Solutions AI

Deep Medical Solutions AI

Saudi Arabia
AI-powered chromosome, genetics, and protein-engineering platform for faster diagnostics and accelerated biological discovery.

Green Biotechnology

startups

ECO TERRA

ECO TERRA

Malaysia
ECO TERRA is KSA's anchor technology for Durable Carbon Removal (DCR), transforming abundant date palm biomass waste into carbon-negative biofertilizer, soil restoration agent, and clean energy.
Fitr Farms

Fitr Farms

Saudi Arabia
Fitr Farms transforms local agricultural waste into high-value mushrooms and mycelium-based materials through sustainable, biotech-powered production.
PhageTech Solution

PhageTech Solution

Saudi Arabia
PhageTech Solution develops Saudi-made bacteriophage products that replace antibiotics in poultry, cutting Salmonella and boosting food safety sustainably.
Neo Alchemist Bio

Neo Alchemist Bio

Italy
Nano-scale phenomena Research and Production of phyto-complexed nano structures by plants’ polyphenols and nano metals.