Alceus Bio

Engineering

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T cells

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as living peptide drug factories to target resistant cancer cells

Unlocking the full potential of AI-enabled protein design with in vivo CAR T therapies for advanced solid cancers

Alceus Bio
What we do

Pioneering a modular suite of technologies to provide T cells with the tools that evolution never could.

The problem

Our immune system has not evolved to fight advanced-stage cancers.

Solid cancers easily resist current immunotherapies by becoming 'invisible' to our immune system and directly suppressing the anti-cancer immune response.

Nature,

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reimagined.

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The Solution

We are using synthetic biology and AI protein design to create durable cell therapies
that cancer cannot escape from

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Safely extending the functional persistence of CAR T cells for more effective long-term responses

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Targeting cancer resistance mechanisms and reprogramming the TME via synthetic payloads

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The Alceans

Co-Founders

Alexander Evans

Alexander Evans

CEO and Co-Founder
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Alexander Evans

CEO and Co-Founder

Alex co-founded Alceus Bio with the mission to create safe and effective cell therapies that can cure solid cancers. He co-developed the foundational IP behind Alceus at the University of Cambridge and is an expert in T cell biology and gene regulation which has been recognised through several awards and high-impact publications.
At Alceus, Alex leads the strategic vision to realise the full potential of T cell therapies for treating solid cancers. Previously, Alex has experience in early-stage biotech venture and supporting founders to realise the real-world impacts of their research.

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Alberto Conti

Alberto Conti

CSO and Co-Founder
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Alberto Conti

CSO and Co-Founder

As Chief Scientific Officer at Alceus Bio, Alberto leads the design and development of T cell therapies engineered to overcome the unique challenges faced in solid cancers. Alberto’s focus lies at the intersection of synthetic immunology and tumour biology, where he aims to pioneer the next generation of cell therapies.
His work in Rahul Roychoudhuri’s lab at the University of Cambridge laid the foundations for the technology behind Alceus Bio and has been recognised through multiple awards, patents and publications in high-impact journals.

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Rahul Roychoudhuri

Rahul Roychoudhuri

Academic Co-Founder, CTO
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Rahul Roychoudhuri

Academic Co-Founder, CTO

Rahul co-founded Alceus with the mission to develop curative cell therapies for solid cancers using synthetic biology. As Chief Technical Officer, he brings internationally leading expertise in gene regulation, T cell biology and cancer immunotherapy gained through a decades long career, training with Nicholas Restifo and Steven Rosenberg at the US National Cancer Institute, before establishing an independent academic laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where he is Professor of Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy.
His groundbreaking work on immune regulation and tumour immunosuppression has been recognised through multiple awards and has led to over 60 publications which have been cited 8,800 times.

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