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Panacea

AI-Native FDA Regulatory Services

Y CombinatorSpring 2026ActiveHealthcareHealthcare ServicesB2BMedical DevicesBiotechHealthcare

What they do

Problem

Biotech and medical device companies face slow, complex, and expensive FDA regulatory processes that delay approval.

Solution

Panacea combines experienced ex-FDA regulatory consultants with an AI platform to deliver fixed-price, milestone-based FDA regulatory services across major submission pathways.

Who it's for

Biotech and medical device companies seeking FDA clearance or approval.

Founders

Haris Javed-Akhtar
Founder & CEO

ex-GTM (Partnerships Lead) @ Anterior - backed by Sequoia, NEA and Microsoft AI's CEO. MD, Imperial College Medical School, Imperial College Business School.

Yaman Ziadeh
Founder & CTO

Ex-AI Platform Engineer @ Anterior - backed by Sequoia, NEA and Microsoft AI's CEO. MS in AI from University of Illinois, Chicago. Ex-Software Engineer @ Bloomberg on the NoSQL Infrastructure Team. Co-founded & bootstrapped Baqi, scaled to $5M+ in transactions with 20+ enterprise partnerships.

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