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Winter 2026

AI for safer cell & gene therapies

San Francisco, CA, USA20264 peopleActive
AI-powered Drug DiscoveryGene TherapyCell TherapyBiotech

About Company

Designing novel regulatory DNA (e.g., enhancers and promoters) to program precise therapeutic gene expression patterns - for diseases like cancer, CNS disorders and more. We're building the largest proprietary dataset of synthetic regulatory sequences across diverse cell-states.

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Malhar Bhide

Malhar Bhide

Founder

CTO @ Origin

Yash Rathod

Yash Rathod

Founder

CEO at Origin

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workspace_premiumBatchWinter 2026
groupTeam Size4
calendar_monthFounded2026
trending_upStageEarly
categoryIndustryHealthcare
location_onLocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
boltStatusActive
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