Peel Therapeutics: From Elephants, Trees And Honeybees To Cancer Therapeutics

Through Evolutionary Biology

With $36m in seed funding under its belt, Peel Therapeutics is harnessing the power of Darwinian science as it advances a pipeline of cancer and anti-inflammation assets inspired by plant and animal kingdoms.  

An elephant being lifted by balloons
The Name 'Peel' Comes From The Hebrew Word For Elephant • Source: Alamy

“What we’re doing may sound like science fiction,” Peel Therapeutics CEO and co-founder Joshua Schiffman told In Vivo. Indeed, it is not every day that industry takes inspiration from elephant genes, traditional Chinese medicines and insect venom.

More from Innovation

More from In Vivo