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Galux

Seoul company whose GaluxDesign platform combines AI with physics-based modelling to design high-affinity antibodies and other protein therapeutics from scratch, extending to hard targets such as GPCRs and ion channels, with an internal wet lab returning experimental data to the models.

Headquarters

Seoul, South Korea

Year Founded

2020

Founders

Chaok Seok (CEO), Taeyong Park (co-CEO)

Country

South Korea

Financial Information

Funding Stage

Series B

Recent Funding

$47M

Funding By

InterVest, DAYLI Partners, PATHWAY Investment, Korea Development Bank, Korea Investment & Securities, Mirae Asset Securities

Core Technology

GaluxDesign: AI integrated with physics-based protein modelling

Product Type

AI Platform

Pipeline Stage (Very Important)

Preclinical (platform and co-development programs)

Regulatory Status

  • IND Filed: No
  • FDA/EMA Status: N/A
  • Clinical Trial Registration: N/A
  • Patents / IP Status: Not disclosed

Partnerships

Pharma Collaborations

Celltrion, LG Chem, Boehringer Ingelheim (co-development partnerships)

Academic / Hospital Tie-ups

Seoul National University (research roots)

CRO/CDMO Partnerships

In-house wet lab

Market & Differentiation

AI-designed antibody structures validated against cryo-EM data, targeting GPCRs and ion channels