Humane Genomics · Jan 2026
Technical update on aptazyme-based selective replication, including validation of an RNA ON-switch and prototype virus HGI536.
A platform to make artificial viruses as cancer therapeutics.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
New York City biotech developing precision synthetic oncolytic RNA virus therapies for cancer, with a lead focus on pediatric liver cancer.
Primary product
Precision oncolytic virus therapy platform (lead program HGI627)
Founded
2019
Headquarters
180 Varick Street, Floor 6, New York, NY 10014, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Oncolytic virotherapy / synthetic biology
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$5.3M
Latest round
Seed · Feb 2025
Leadership
CEO / Co-founder
Co-founder & Chief Science Officer
Co-founder / Advisor
Director, Science (R&D)
Director
Science Team Lead
Investors
Mission-driven, fast-paced, merit-based biotech culture centered on cancer research and synthetic biology.
Compensation
Public postings show a Research Associate salary range of $70,000-$85,000 per year; public H-1B salary data shows roughly $107.6k for a Senior Scientist and $112.1k for a Lead Scientist in New York.
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
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Humane Genomics · Jan 2026
Technical update on aptazyme-based selective replication, including validation of an RNA ON-switch and prototype virus HGI536.
Humane Genomics · Nov 2025
Humane Genomics and Genezen announced process transfer and cGMP manufacturing for lead candidate HGI627 targeting pediatric liver cancer.
Humane Genomics · Jul 2025
Company moved from BioLabs@NYU Langone to Alexandria LaunchLabs in New York City, gaining expanded infrastructure and an onsite vivarium.
Humane Genomics · Apr 2025
Presented preclinical HGI627 data at AACR 2025, including complete response in xenografts, >99.9% tumor reduction, and high tolerability.
Humane Genomics · Feb 2025
Company announced a seed financing led by Union Square Ventures and described its 2-factor synthetic virology platform and pediatric liver cancer focus.