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Warp Drive Bio
215 First Street, Suite 430
Cambridge, MA 2142
Phone: 617-492-0913
www.warpdrivebio.com

Warp Drive Bio is driving the reemergence of natural products in the era of genomics to create breakthrough treatments that make an important difference in the lives of patients. Built upon the belief that nature is the world's most powerful medicinal chemist, Warp Drive Bio is deploying a battery of state-of-the-art technologies to access powerful drugs that are now hidden within microbes. Key to the Warp Drive Bio approach is the company's proprietary 'genomic search engine' and customized search queries that enable hidden natural products to be revealed on the basis of their distinctive genomic signature. Launched in 2011 through a groundbreaking strategic partnership with Sanofi and with financing from Third Rock Ventures and Greylock Partners, the company was founded by renowned scientist Dr. Gregory Verdine, along with Dr. George Church and Dr. James Wells.

Key Contact
Name
Alexis Borisy
Title
Interim CEO
E-Mail
Funding Events

Date
Amount
Type
Investors
Valuation
01/10/12 undisclosed Greylock Partners
Sanofi
Third Rock Ventures
undisclosed