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Adoptive Cell Therapies

To Cure Patients

CARLA Biotherapeutics  develops cell-based immunotherapies

to treat a broad range of diseases with a first focus in
hematological malignacies and solid tumors

CARLA Biotherapeutics is a spin-off of Franche-Comté University (UMR Right)
INSERM and French Blood Establishment (EFS)
CARLA Biotherapeutics is part of the Landmark Bioventures nexus of start-ups Biotechs

Pipeline

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Co-founders and Directors

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Zaki Sellam
MBA, Msc

Co-Founder
& President

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• 20+ years of experience in Biotech

• Expert in Immuno-Oncology Drug Development

• Created and developed several start-ups & signed more than 40 Deals

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Francine Garnache
MD, PhD

Co-Founder
& Board Member 

 

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  • 30 years + experience in Hematology & Immunotherapy
     

  • MD PhD
     

  • Expert in CD123+ hemato-oncology
    One patent and 60 publications 

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Fanny Delettre
Pharma D

Co-Founder
& Board Member 

 

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  • 20 years+ Immuno-Hematology and Evaluation of cell therapies
     

  • PhD Pharm.D.
     

  • Director of EFS Besançon – Expert in Cell Therapy Production GMP Grade

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Mehdi Chelbi
Msc

Co-Founder
& Board Member 
 


 

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  • 20+ years of experience in in Biotech, Pharma and CROs
     

  • Entrepreneur and C-Level positions
     

  • Corporate development and fundraising

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Olivier Adotevi
MD, PhD

Co-Founder
& Board Member 
 

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  • 30 years+ experience clinical and translation research in Immunology & Oncology
     

  • MD PhD
     

  • Director of the UMR Right 
     

  • Led multiple clinical programs dedicated to IO and anticancer immunotherapies

Operations

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Maxime Fredon

Lead Scientist
R&D Project Manager

 

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  • Solid experience in research and development of adaptive cell therapies
     

  • PhD in Immunology & CAR-T Cell in oncology

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Elodie Bole Richard

Acting as Research & Bioproduction 
Engineer


 

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  • 10+ years of experience in cell therapy development and production
     

  • Lead the EFS Bioproduction platform

Ecosystem & Partners

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18 Rue Alain Savary 

25000 Besançon

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