Kainomyx, Inc.


Kainomyx is a platform company leveraging its deep understanding of cytoskeletal biology to discover and develop novel therapeutics for veterinary, agricultural, and human diseases. Their mission is to find, develop, and commercialize medicines that enhance the quality of life for humans, animals, and agriculture crops, using valuable cytoskeletal drug targets and cutting-edge small-molecule drug discovery technologies. The company is committed to addressing unmet needs through its innovative pipeline of programs.

Industries

health-care
health-diagnostics
medical
therapeutics

Nr. of Employees

small (1-50)

Kainomyx, Inc.

319 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA


Products

Novel Therapeutics for Malaria

Develops drugs targeting vital parts of Plasmodium function, essential at multiple stages of parasite infection.

Diagnostic Tools for Malaria

Creating sensitive, easy to administer, inexpensive tools to detect silent carriers of malaria.

Therapeutics for Toxoplasmosis

Focuses on addressing toxoplasmosis, affecting one-third of the human population.

Therapeutics for Cryptosporidiosis

Develops treatment for cryptosporidiosis, a leading cause of waterborne disease in the USA.

Therapeutics for Chagas Disease

Works on treatments for Chagas disease, aiming to address cardiac, digestive, and neurological issues.

Therapeutics for Leishmaniasis

Engages in creating treatments for leishmaniasis, affecting 6 million people in 98 countries.


Services

End-to-end R&D services to identify, characterize, and advance small-molecule modulators of cytoskeletal targets for antiparasitic and cross-sector applications.

Expertise Areas

  • Cytoskeletal biology and molecular motors
  • Small-molecule drug discovery
  • Antiparasitic therapeutics
  • Biophysical assay development and live imaging
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Key Technologies

  • Target-based small-molecule discovery
  • In vitro motility assays
  • High-resolution fluorescence/live imaging
  • Molecular and biophysical characterization of molecular motors
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News & Updates

Kainomyx Research Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kainomyx Inc. launches in India.

Kainomyx was recognized as one of the top 5 out of 139 global startup companies tackling malaria.

Kainomyx secured $6 million in a financing round to promote its malaria therapeutics program and advance its pipeline.

Kainomyx received a $1.97 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Kainomyx was featured in Forbes' Impact 50 article about investors seeking profit and pushing for change.

Kainomyx relocated to a new space at 3160 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA.

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