Focussing on three critical missions:

Solid Tumors

Living cancer free lives

Context

  • Cancer is the biggest killer in the western world, >10m die each year
  • There has been good progress in curing blood tumours and liquid tumours
  • 95% of cancers are solid tumours, with carcinomas and sarcomas having the poorest survival

 

Example areas of opportunity include

  • The new opportunity is in novel tumour agnostic therapies focused on the innate immunity

 

Market size

  • Market is worth over £100Bn and a curative breakthrough would likely be a >100x return

Mental Health

Living happier lives

Context

  • Depression affects at least 5% of the population with 280m globally diagnosed
  • Depression is currently growing fast in the western world, particularly with anxiety and PTSD
  • Drugs to date are agonists or inhibitors that do not fix the underlying problem

 

Example areas of opportunity include

  • The new opportunity in this space is in “re-wiring” the brain with psychoactive drugs

 

Market size

  • Market is worth $28Bn market with psychoactive drugs  expected to be worth £7bn

Longevity & Ageing

Living longer happier lives with dignity

Context

  • Ageing is popularly described as ‘the biggest killer in the world’ and it affects us all
  • Senescent cells are highly destructive and wreak havoc on the body accelerating ageing
  • A lot of money is being put into this area but not focused on senescence itself

 

Example areas of opportunity include

  • The new opportunity in this space is in senescent cells and associated age-related conditions

 

Market size

  • Market is growing rapidly and if the promise delivers its expected to be a $250Bn+ market