Octant

Octant is a well-backed team of experienced scientists and entrepreneurs exploring new frontiers of biology. Octant is applying next-generation DNA sequencing, gene synthesis, and gene editing to revolutionize drug discovery in a quest for safer, more effective, and cheaper drugs.

Most drug programs focus on binding molecules to purified target proteins, hoping that binding will drive desired downstream function, but this approach doesn't address the underlying cellular mechanisms that cause disease.