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Michael Torres
@Mykalt45
Cancer Bio PhD @utswmedcenter. Entrepreneur. CEO @CrossBridgeBio (Exited to Lilly). @ReCodeTX Co-founder & Former VP R&D. @NIH_OITE UGSP scholar. @Artan_bio
Houston, TX
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    Michael Torres
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    Mar 10, 2025
    Lots of talk about dual-payload ADC recently. Excited for what we’re building at @Crossbridgebio, especially since we’re ADC through and through. My CSO developed Padcev at Agensys. Our linker tech was developed in house and I brought the inventors in! NHP tox study dosing soon.
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    Michael Torres
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    Oct 30, 2021
    Some know my story, but after my parents divorced when I was 7 (both my parents are great) my mom did all she could to raise us. That meant growing up in HUD homes, using WIC and food stamps. The world I’m in now still feels so foreign to me. I still have much to learn.
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    Michael Torres
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    Oct 25, 2025
    You guys are funny! Mouse trial with ORR and a waterfall plot!
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    Michael Torres
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    Jan 10, 2024
    Talked to a family office last night. “We’ll write a $5M get to know you check, but we want to start doing $20M-$30M sized bets.” They said they’re tired of investing in funds because while having average performance is fine, they want to make a direct impact and bigger returns.
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    Michael Torres
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    Jun 9, 2023
    And to cap off my work week, we closed on our house in Houston!
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    Michael Torres
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    Jun 3, 2023
    Obligatory $nwbo booth visit!
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    Michael Torres
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    Nov 4, 2024
    Excited to announce the close of our $10M seed financing! We’ve got a good group of investors aligned with supporting the derisking of our next-generation ADC platform! businesswire.com/news/home/2024…
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    Michael Torres
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    Mar 25, 2020
    Just installed a WiFi connected outdoor camera to watch an American Robin nest her eggs along our fence. Our girls (6 & 8) are thrilled.
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    Michael Torres
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    Oct 27, 2022
    Time to rotate out of tech to biotech! We’re saving lives here people!
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    Michael Torres
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    Dec 15, 2019
    My wife graduated with her Master’s in Education today. Super proud!
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    Michael Torres
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    Jan 7, 2024
    Looking forward to a great #JPM2024. I’m excited to be attending as CEO of a funded oncology startup. I’ve assembled a great team and we’re looking forward to a productive event. See folks soon!
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    Michael Torres
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    Nov 16, 2024
    Our project and token: vitarna. We’re developing a gene therapy asset for aging and rare disease. Planning a safety study in mice. Have Lonza (a reputable manufacturer) working on making our drug candidate, Artan-102. More info at vitarna.xyz.
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    Michael Torres
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    Mar 7, 2023
    Maybe I’ve missed it, but is there a good resource on building a biotech (therapeutics-focused) budget? This is one area that I personally need to optimize better. Any advice from VCs who often look at Seed and Series A budgets would be helpful!
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    Michael Torres
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    Sep 5, 2024
    In the spirit of #DeSci, we just got data from our CRO that shows our AAV9-based gene therapy for aging has activity in vitro! Will be posting the report on GitHub shortly. We hope to be working with CDMOs soon to scale up production. Appreciate the support and backing of
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