Carina Biotech
Leanna Read is an experienced individual currently serving in various leadership positions across multiple organizations. With a background in Biochemistry, Leanna has extensive experience in the biotechnology and healthcare sectors. Leanna serves as the CEO and Chair of CureCell Ltd, a charity supporting research and clinical trials in immune therapies for childhood cancer. Additionally, Leanna holds leadership roles in companies such as Carina Biotech, TekCyte Pty. Ltd., and Biosensis Pty Ltd. Leanna is also actively involved in mentoring and investing in early-stage bioscience companies through Southern Angels.
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Carina Biotech
Carina Biotech An Australian clinical stage immunotherapy company established to research and develop chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies to treat solid cancers. Carina are working towards producing broad-spectrum CAR-T therapies that can be used to treat multiple solid cancers yet are patient-specific and result in little, if any, off-cancer damage. Using its proprietary platforms, Carina is also developing technologies to improve access to, and infiltration of, solid cancers, and to enhance CAR-T cell manufacturing. We are working to… 1. Expand the clinical indications for T cell therapies 2. Improve the commercial viability of T cell therapies by developing supporting technologies that make T cell therapies more effective or economically viable Headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, Carina has strong T cell R&D capability across a network of research providers and collaborators including leading scientists at the UniSA, the Women's & Children's Hospital in Adelaide, the University of Adelaide, the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in NSW and the Seattle Children's Hospital in the United States.