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- Zhiyong Yang: Co-Founder and CEOPast Role: EnVivo Pharmaceuticals, Research Scientist
- Hanping Feng: Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
Fzata’s capturing the “holy grail” of oral biologics with our transformational Bioengineered Probiotic Yeast Medicines (BioPYM) modality. With $17M in non-dilutive NIH funding, Fzata has developed a pipeline of drug candidates for gastrointestinal-related disorders. BioPYM platform uses live yeast as a ‘factory’ to make recombinant therapeutic
biologics in the gut. Advantages over traditional biologics include: simple yeast manufacturing, no anti-drug antibody response, no toxicity, no refrigeration and no needles. BioPYM FZ002 first-in-human phase 1 clinical trial. for C. diff infection will be in 2023. Next is FZ006 for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.