PRNewswire · Sep 2025
LEAH Labs and the University of Missouri reported world-first remission in two canine B-cell lymphoma patients treated with CAR-T cells isolated using Akadeum's kit.
Living therapies for pets first, and their people next
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
LEAH Labs is a translational veterinary biotechnology company building designer cell therapies for dogs, starting with CAR-T for B-cell lymphoma, and using its virus-free GeneWeld gene-editing platform and One Health approach to inform human cancer therapies.
Primary product
CAR-T cell therapy for dogs with B-cell lymphoma
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Eagan, Minnesota, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Cell therapy / veterinary oncology
Offices
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Business model
Stage
seed / grant-funded pre-clinical
Total raised
$5.8M
Latest round
NCI SBIR-TT Phase I grant · Sep 2025
Latest amount
$400K
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Chief Scientific Officer
Scientific Founder & Board Director
Scientific Founder
Co-Founder
Investors
Mission-driven, founder-led, lean-startup culture with a fast-paced research environment focused on translational science and One Health.
Compensation
Public hiring evidence points to competitive salary commensurate with experience and credentials, plus equity, health care benefits, responsible PTO, and paid holidays.
Benefits
Pricing
Current treatment is free to enrolled families in trials; long-term target pricing is about $500 per CAR-T dose.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Estimated revenue
$0-$1M
Estimated monthly visits
1.1K
PRNewswire · Sep 2025
LEAH Labs and the University of Missouri reported world-first remission in two canine B-cell lymphoma patients treated with CAR-T cells isolated using Akadeum's kit.
Medical Alley · Sep 2025
LEAH Labs received a $400,000 NCI SBIR-TT Phase I grant and a non-exclusive NIH patent license to study c-Myb overexpression for reducing CAR-T exhaustion.
Medical Alley · Aug 2025
LEAH Labs won a $500,000 NSF SBIR Phase IIB grant and reported roughly $5.8M in total non-dilutive funding and investments as of August 2025.
Medical Alley · Jun 2025
LEAH Labs received a $50,000 G-Rex grant to improve CAR-T manufacturing throughput and lower costs using GeneWeld plus G-Rex outgrowth.
Newsweek · Jan 2025
Early trials of LEAH Labs and University of Missouri CAR-T therapy for canine lymphoma showed rapid tumor reduction and remission in two dogs, with a focus on translational insights for human lymphoma research.