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Perlara

Perlara: building the YC for rare disease parents

Y CombinatorWinter 2016ActiveHealthcareDrug Discovery and Delivery

What they do

Problem

Rare disease families and researchers lack an efficient way to discover and validate treatments for ultra-rare conditions.

Solution

Perlara runs family-partnered drug repurposing and decentralized clinical development using gene-edited patient avatars and a predictive R&D engine (ArkBase) to identify promising therapies and spin out development programs.

Who it's for

Rare disease families, academic/clinical research centers, and biotech/pharma or impact investors developing treatments for rare diseases.

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