HHS TAGGS · Dec 2024
Synvivia received a $1,640,169 award for a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR project focused on synthetic helper genes and cyclic peptides to improve AAV vector yield and quality for gene therapy manufacturing.
Synvivia applies chemical control over cell behavior
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Synvivia is a Berkeley-area synthetic biology biotech that engineers molecules to reprogram cells and uses small-molecule-controlled protein/cyclic-peptide systems to optimize gene-therapy manufacturing, especially AAV yield, potency, and infectiousness.
Primary product
AAV gene-therapy manufacturing optimization platform built around synthetic helper genes, engineered cyclic peptides, and small-molecule-controlled protein switches.
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Berkeley, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Synthetic biology / gene therapy manufacturing tools
Offices
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Business model
Stage
early-stage, grant-supported biotech
Total raised
$2M
Latest round
Grant · Dec 2024
Latest amount
$1.6M
Investors
Very small research-heavy company; public profile signals are strong on work-life, compensation, culture, and career, but there is no detailed public culture or benefits page.
Compensation
Public compensation data is sparse. A third-party profile surfaces a Research Associate benchmark around $88,513/year, and public employer ratings on the company profile show compensation at 5.0/5.0. No public salary bands or equity policy were found.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
USD 1M-$5M
HHS TAGGS · Dec 2024
Synvivia received a $1,640,169 award for a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR project focused on synthetic helper genes and cyclic peptides to improve AAV vector yield and quality for gene therapy manufacturing.
Google Patents · Dec 2023
Patent publication describes methods for selecting and using engineered cyclic peptides to improve viral vector packaging, titer, transduction efficiency, and manufacturability.
Cognition IP · Sep 2023
Case study recounts Synvivia’s founder story, the commercialization of its biocontainment/protein-switch technology, and the role of patent protection in fundraising and IP development.
UC Berkeley IPIRA
UC Berkeley describes Synvivia as a synthetic biology company founded from Berkeley research and notes its origins in NSF/DARPA-funded work, Y Combinator participation, and exclusive IP licensing.