Serinus Biosciences
YC S22New York City, US · Founded 2022 · 6 employees · 3 known investors
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Serinus Biosciences uses AI and systems biology to design drug combinations that overcome cancer cells' resistance to existing treatments, targeting safer and more effective therapeutic options.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)
Serinus Biosciences was founded in 2022 by Adam Yaari and Maxwell Sherman.
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Adam Yaariin𝕏Co-founder · Chair of the Board of DirectorsAdam Yaari holds a PhD and MS in computer science from MIT, an MSc in computer science and mathematics from the Weizmann Institute of Science, and a BSc in computer science and neuroscience from Bar-Ilan University. He brings over a decade of entrepreneurial experience, including roles as a Microsoft R&D Fellow and Flagship Pioneering Ideation Fellow, and founded Serinus Biosciences to develop AI models for biological research.
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Maxwell Shermanin𝕏Co-founder & CTOMaxwell Sherman worked as a paramedic for five years before pursuing advanced studies in applied mathematics and biology at Brown University, statistics at Cambridge University, and computational biology at MIT, where he completed a PhD. His research has been published in major peer-reviewed journals.
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Talus Bio5 shared keywordsTalus develops a proprietary platform that measures and modulates the regulome—the body's gene expression control system—in native cellular contexts. The company designs AI-driven compounds and uses functional proteomics to enable drug discovery for transcription factors and regulatory proteins implicated in oncology, rare disease, and immune dysfunction.
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- What does Serinus Biosciences do?
- Serinus Biosciences uses AI and systems biology to design drug combinations that overcome cancer cells' resistance to existing treatments, targeting safer and more effective therapeutic options.
- Who founded Serinus Biosciences?
- Serinus Biosciences was founded by Adam Yaari, Maxwell Sherman in 2022.
- Who are Serinus Biosciences's investors?
- Serinus Biosciences's investors include Illumina Ventures, Metaplanet, Y Combinator.
- Where is Serinus Biosciences headquartered?
- Serinus Biosciences is headquartered in New York City, US.