CARTESIAN THERAPEUTICS INC

Silver Spring, MD · Founded 2007 · CIK 0001453687 · Biotech · Public

mRNA-engineered cell therapies for autoimmune diseases

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Grants
$11M
10 awards
Sector median: 1
Raised
$446M
15 Form D · Jul 2024
27 months since last filing
Contracts
—
No federal contracts on record
Patents
39
8 granted · 31 pending
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$15,000,006
Private capital raised· 1 of 2 same dayForm D · SEC$22,000,000
Private capital raised· 2 of 2 same dayForm D · SEC$3,500,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$5,292,702
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$6,000,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$4,450,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$5,942,306
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$37,400,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$4,999,984
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$50,000,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Transient anti-BCMA CAR T-cells for Treatment of Multiple Myeloma$299,042
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$5,752,495
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$70,000,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Autologous T-cells Expressing a Chimeric Antigen Receptor Directed to B-Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) in patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (MG)$835,858
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Autologous T-cells Expressing a Chimeric Antigen Receptor Directed to B-Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) in patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (MG)$1,990,216
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Phase 1/2 Clinical Study of Humanized Anti-BCMA CAR T Cells in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (MM)$988,226
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$25,000,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Phase 1/2 Clinical Study of Humanized Anti-BCMA CAR T Cells in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (MM)$988,226
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Phase 1/2a Clinical Study of Descartes-30 in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome$998,742
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Autologous T-cells Expressing a Chimeric Antigen Receptor Directed to B-Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) in patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (MG)$1,154,358
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Phase 1/2a Clinical Study of Descartes-30 in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome$999,491
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$60,250,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Manufacturing RNA-based CAR T cells to combat autoantibody-associated autoimmune disorders (AAAD)$1,496,118
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$130,023,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Manufacturing RNA-based CAR T cells to combat autoantibody-associated autoimmune disorders (AAAD)$1,496,118
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SECPress

Peer position

Biotech · 4373 companies · ranked on federal contract value
Biotech companies ranked by federal contract value
#CompanyContractsDisclosed equity
2774Arsenal Biosciences—$579M
2775Invivyd, Inc.—$489M
2776Recursion Pharmaceuticals, LLC—$466M
2777CARTESIAN THERAPEUTICS INC—$446M
2778Genetic Networks, LLC——
2779FLUIDFORM INC——
2780Tentarix——

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Press

1 article · matched on company name

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 43 related persons
  • David AbrahamExecutive Officer
  • Goran AndoDirector
  • Timothy BarabeDirector
  • Robert BratzlerDirector · Executive Officer
  • Carsten BrunnDirector · Executive Officer
  • Werner CautreelsDirector · Executive Officer
  • Douglas ColeDirector
  • Carrie CoxDirector
  • Bradford DahmsExecutive Officer
  • Blaine DavisExecutive Officer
  • Nishan de SilvaDirector
  • Nishan De SilvaDirector
  • Cole DouglasDirector
  • Emily EnglishExecutive Officer
  • Omid FarokhzadDirector
  • Carl GordonDirector
  • Peter HuttDirector
  • Chris JewellExecutive Officer
  • Lloyd JohnstonExecutive Officer
  • Murat KalayogluDirector
  • Edwin Kania, Jr.Director
  • Peter KellerExecutive Officer
  • Takashi KishimotoExecutive Officer
  • Elona KoganExecutive Officer
  • Metin KurtogluExecutive Officer
  • Robert LangerDirector
  • Robert Langer, Jr.Director
  • Kemal MalikDirector
  • Milos MiljkovicExecutive Officer
  • Scott MyersDirector
  • Amir NashatDirector
  • Aymeric SallinDirector
  • Earl SandsExecutive Officer
  • Alison SchecterExecutive Officer
  • Leysan ShaydullinaDirector
  • George SiberDirector
  • David SiewersExecutive Officer
  • Michael SingerDirector
  • Stephen SmolinksiExecutive Officer
  • Stephen SmolinskiExecutive Officer
  • Timothy SpringerDirector
  • Yuriy UdaltsovDirector
  • Patrick ZennerDirector

Patents

USPTO · 8 granted of 39

Regulatory activity · Biotech

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