Combining innovative science, leading technology, and unmatched know-how to create novel medicines.
Lassen Therapeutics is developing novel, best-in-class biotherapeutics to improve the lives of patients suffering from serious diseases.
Our Science
Our lead program targets interleukin-11, a cytokine which is a central mediator of fibrosis and plays a key role in the tumor microenvironment of certain cancers.
Our Pipeline
Lassen is applying industry-leading antibody technologies to create a pipeline of breakthrough therapeutics.
Our team has a proven track record of building robust antibody development platforms and pipelines and is guided by a set of meaningful and inspirational core values. We are:
- Innovative and adapt to challenges
- Honest and communicate transparently
- Collaborative and treat everyone with respect
- Focused on people – our team, our collaborators, and patients
- Passionate about creating life-improving medicines
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18 November 2021 | Lassen Therapeutics Appoints Puneet S. Arora M.D. as Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Arora brings deep expertise in innovative biopharmaceutical development and experience in inflammation and immunology San Diego, CA, November 18, 2021 – Lassen Therapeutics, a biotech company developing breakthrough antibody therapeutics as potential treatments for fibrosis, rare diseases and oncology, today announced the appointment of Puneet S. Arora, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer. > Full Story - San Diego, CA, October 07, 2021 – Lassen Therapeutics, a biotech company developing breakthrough antibody therapeutics as potential treatments for fibrosis, rare diseases and oncology, today announced the appointment of a highly experienced industry executive and recognized clinical thought leaders to its team. Lisa Olson, Ph.D., joins the Board of Directors and Bill Bradford, M.D., Ph.D., Paul W. Noble, M.D., and Toby Maher, M.B.B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., join Lassen’s Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board. > Full Story
- Goal is to generate proof of principle and mechanistic understanding of the efficacy of antibodies targeting IL-11 receptor in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis San Diego, CA, March 25, 2021 – Lassen Therapeutics a biotechnology company developing antibodies as potential treatments for fibrosis and oncology, today announced a collaboration with Cedars Sinai Medical Center. The collaboration will study the role of IL-11 signaling and its inhibition in lung fibrosis, particularly idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and the potential therapeutic effect of monoclonal antibodies that block this signaling in preclinical models. > Full Story