Sana Biotechnology Inc

Sana Biotechnology, Inc. engages in the research and development of engineered cells as medicine. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and currently employs 142 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2021-02-04. The company is engaged in developing ex vivo and in vivo cell engineering platforms to revolutionize treatment across an array of therapeutic areas with unmet treatment needs, including type 1 diabetes (T1D), oncology, and B cell mediated autoimmune diseases. The company develops a pipeline of clinical product candidates focused on creating transformative ex vivo therapies across a range of therapeutic areas. Its pipeline products include SC451 and UP421. SC451 is its HIP-edited product candidate for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. SC451 is a pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived hypoimmune pancreatic islet cell product candidate for the treatment of diabetes, with an initial focus on T1D. Its ex vivo cell engineering platform is focused on engineering hypoimmune cells that engraft, function, and persist in patients by evading immune rejection.