Biotech Companies in Houston Making a Major Impact on Medicine




 

1. CAVU Biotherapies

Founded: 2015

Focus: Canine Cancer Treatment

What they do: CAVU Biotherapies provides immune-based solutions to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases in dogs. The company offers an immune health monitoring service, which describes a dog’s immune system through the use of a blood sample, as well as an autologous prescription product that retrains and expands a dog’s T cells to recognize and fight cancer. CAVU Biotherapies’ ultimate aim is to use its immune-guided medicine to treat horses, cats, and eventually, humans.




2. Celltex Therapeutics

Founded: 2006

Focus: Stem Cell Banking + Therapy

What they do: Founded by David Eller and Dr. Stanley Jones, Celltex Therapeutics focuses on developing stem cell therapies for a variety of conditions. The company’s stem cell processing and banking methods are designed to ensure the genetic integrity and uniformity of an individual’s cells in quantities necessary for therapeutic applications. Using proprietary technology, Celltex Therapeutics enables stem cells to be used for regenerative therapy for conditions like vascular, autoimmune and degenerative diseases.