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Trailhead Biosystems

3 viewers · 30d

Total raised

$40.6M

2 filings since 2024 · latest Other filed

Cumulative raised
LAST ROUND
Other · $40.6M
ROUNDS
2
INVESTORS
7
FOUNDED
N/A
HQ
Beachwood, OH
SECTOR
Biotech
EMPLOYEES
N/A
30D VIEWERS
3

AI overview

Updated

Trailhead Biosystems is a Beachwood, Ohio biotechnology company that manufactures human cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for drug discovery, toxicity testing, and regenerative medicine research. Founded in 2015 as a spinout from the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, it uses a proprietary High-Dimensional Design-of-Experiments (HD-DoE) platform combined with high-throughput robotics to optimize differentiation protocols across many variables at once. The company sells off-the-shelf TrailBio cell products alongside small molecules, custom differentiation services, and therapeutic partnerships. It maintains R&D and manufacturing in Beachwood with a satellite office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

What sets it apart

Its HD-DoE platform explores many differentiation variables simultaneously rather than one at a time, which the company says yields highly consistent, reproducible human cell types off the shelf and lets researchers replace animal testing with human-relevant models.

Funding history

2 rounds
OtherJun 21, 2024 · $50K min
Form D/A
+$40.4M$40.6M total
OtherJun 21, 2024 · $50K min
Form D/A
+$40.6M$40.6M total

Products

1 tracked

TrailBio iPSC-derived human cells

Research reagents and cell products

A catalog of off-the-shelf human cell types differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells, including endothelial cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells, vascular leptomeningeal cells, and A9 dopaminergic neurons.

  • Produced via the proprietary HD-DoE high-dimensional design-of-experiments platform
  • High-throughput robotic manufacturing for batch-to-batch consistency
  • Off-the-shelf catalog formats for high-content screening, toxicity testing, and organ-on-chip systems
  • Multiple lineages available including endothelial, hematopoietic, vascular leptomeningeal, and dopaminergic neurons