How This Entrepreneur Is Revolutionizing the Way We Treat Cancer
By the time pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, the tumors often are too large to be surgically removed. Doctors use chemotherapy to try to shrink them, but because the pancreatic tumor doesn’t have that many blood vessels, the drugs don’t often reach the tumor in the desired concentration. Biomedical engineer Dr. Laura Indolfi envisions a drug-infused bandage that can be wrapped around a tumor to solve this problem. “A lot of money has been spent, and a lot of research done, to find a new powerful agent for pancreatic cancer. But there aren’t enough blood vessels inside. It’s wrong for this type of tumor. The drug will go everywhere else.”
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An entrepreneur with a novel approach to fighting cancer
PanTher founder and CEO Laura Indolfi was interviewed by Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky for an article in the Tech Data Sheet titled “An entrepreneur with a novel approach to fighting cancer.” The article previewed Dr. Indolfi’s upcoming presentation at TED in Vancouver, and highlighted the vision behind PanTher Therapeutics and the unique approach the company is taking to fighting solid tumors.
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PanTher Therapeutics’ CEO, Dr. Laura Indolfi, Named a TED Fellow
Laura Indolfi, co-founder & CEO of PanTher Therapeutics has been selected as a TED Fellow, joining a class of 21 change-makers from around the world who will share their ideas worth spreading from the TED stage this February in Vancouver. The TED Fellows program brings together young innovators from around the world and across disciplines, who display both outstanding achievement and exemplary character, to ignite their careers.
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PanTher Therapeutics Selected to Participate in MassCONNECT Showcase
MassCONNECT, the only entrepreneur mentorship program in Massachusetts that dives deep into the life sciences industry, has picked PanTher to participate in the 4th cycle of his program. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and Nixon Peabody LLP, the mentoring will take place in the offices of MassBio.
