DivineDx

TumorVue satisfies an unmet clinical need for an imaging agent that can detect colorectal tumor cell death in real time, tracking chemotherapy efficacy.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Location West Chester, PA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded March 2017
  • Employees 4
  • Incorporation Type C-corp

Company Summary

DivineDx (DDx) is a diagnostic imaging company driving clinical development of TumorVue, a novel productivity tool; a single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) radiopharmaceutical for early tracking of colorectal cancer tumor response to therapy. It visualizes cell death in vivo, directly. The technology was licensed from the Medical College of Wisconsin under an exclusive worldwide agreement. We plan exit after Phase II trials.

Team

  • President & CEO

    Dr. Pak has been in the Biotechnology field for over three decades. He was formerly associated with Centocor, a top-tier biopharmaceutical company, now a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. Dr. Pak holds numerous patents and has published more than seventy articles covering the use of antibodies and small molecules for cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

  • Senior VP, Product Development

    Dr. Gray has over 30 years experience developing products in the biotech industry. He started out at SmithKline Beckman (now GlaxoSmithKline) and subsequently assumed roles of increasing responsibility at two start-ups, Zynaxis which he co-founded and PTI Research, Inc. He has been involved in radiotracer development for cell death imaging for 10 years at Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. He has published 47 papers and holds 6 patents.

  • Dr Jeffrey A Mattis
    Senior VP, Regulatory Affairs

    Dr. Mattis is a biopharmaceutical executive with more than 30 years experience in the technical development of biopharmaceuticals. Dr. Mattis previously served as VP of Pharmaceutical Development at Centocor. He was instrumental in obtaining US and other market approvals for ReoPro (an anti-platelet drug used in coronary angioplasty), Remicade (for treatment of Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis) and Myoscint (a cardiac imaging agent)

  • Senior VP, Business Development

    Dr. Silvon is seasoned executive in CRO operations, strategic planning and M&A. He has been creating, fixing and growing most phases of high science, heavily regulated, life sciences service companies for more than 20 years. Palantek, his advisory firm drives planning, operations and growth among research institutions. As VP Global Biopharma Services at Charles River Labs, he integrated 5 sites and established it as a top tier services provider.

Advisors

  • James M. Mountz, MD, Ph.D. Professor of Radiology and Chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Unconfirmed
  • Marc Peeters, MD, Ph.D, Professor of Oncology at the Antwerp University, Belgium
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. Founded by Chris Pak in 2001, MTTI . Business focuses on catalog research products centered on imaging agents and proprietary asset development.
    Unconfirmed

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