Ranking · Winter 2017 · Healthcare · Drug Discovery and Delivery

Helix Nanotechnologies

Next-generation mRNA platform to solve cancer, COVID and climate.

6.0%

odds of being acquired in the next two years

0.9× the average (6.8%)

#2631 of 4,339 active YC companies · top 62%

Team of 22 · Boston, MA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA

Raises the odds

↑ “platform” in its one-liner

↑ based in United States of America

↑ based in America / Canada

↑ changed its name (pivot)

Lowers the odds

↓ industry: Healthcare

↓ tag: Artificial Intelligence

↓ tag: Biotech

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