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.

Our pipeline

pipeline

Our team

Co-founders and Directors

Zaki Sellam
Zaki Sellam
MBA, Msc
Co-Founder & President
Zaki Sellam LinkedIn profil
  • 20+ years of experience in Biotech
  • Expert in Immuno-Oncology Drug Development
  • Created and developed several start-ups & signed more than 40 Deals
Francine Garnache
Françine Garnache
MD, PhD
Co-Founder & Board Member
Françine Garnache LinkedIn profil
  • 30 years + experience in Hematology & Immunotherapy
  • MD PhD
  • Expert in CD123+ hemato-oncology
  • One patent and 60 publications
Fanny Delettre
Fanny Delettre
PhD Pharma D
Co-Founder & Board Member
Fanny Delettre LinkedIn profil
  • 20 years+ Immuno-Hematology and Evaluation of cell therapies
  • PhD Pharm.D.
  • Director of EFS Besançon – Expert in Cell Therapy Production GMP Grade
Mehdi Chelbi
Mehdi Chelbi
Msc
Co-Founder & Board Member
Mehdi Chelbi LinkedIn profil
  • 20+ years of experience in in Biotech, Pharma and CROs
  • Entrepreneur and C-Level positions
  • Corporate development and fundraising
Olivier Adotevi
Olivier Adotevi
MD, PhD
Co-Founder & Board Member
Olivier Adotevi LinkedIn profil
  • 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

Operation

Maxime Fredon
Maxime Fredon
PhD
Lead scientist & R&D project manager
Maxime Fredon LinkedIn profil
  • Solid experience in research and development of adaptive cell therapies
  • PhD in Immunology & CAR-T Cell in oncology
Elodie Bole Richard
Elodie Bole Richard
Engineer
Acting as Research & Bioproduction
Elodie Bole Richard LinkedIn profil
  • 10+ years of experience in cell therapy development and production
  • Lead the EFS Bioproduction platform

Ecosystem & Partners

bpi France
Landmark Bioventures
Région Bourgogne France Comté
DecaBFC
INSERM
Right
Etablissement Français du Sang