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KYAN Technologies is a Singapore-based startup that is developing a platform for [[precision medicine]] for both treatment and drug development. | KYAN Technologies is a Singapore-based startup that is developing a platform for [[precision medicine]] for both treatment and drug development in oncology. | ||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
KYAN's technology uses fresh patient tissues, a 12-drug panel sensitivity test, and KYAN's AI-based | KYAN's technology uses fresh patient tissues, a 12-drug panel sensitivity test, and KYAN's AI-based platform to predict patient drug sensitivity for clinical decision support. The startup claims that this solution has >80% clinical accuracy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Optim.AI™ for Clinicians |url=https://kyantechnologies.com/optimai-clinical-decision-support/ |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=KYAN Technologies |language=en-US}}</ref> across 20+ different cancer types. | ||
The platform is also used for drug research. KYAN's biobank currently has approximately 100 clinically annotated models<ref>{{Cite web |title=Translational Biobank |url=https://kyantechnologies.com/translational-biobank/ |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=KYAN Technologies |language=en}}</ref>. | The platform is also used for drug research. KYAN's biobank currently has approximately 100 clinically annotated models<ref>{{Cite web |title=Translational Biobank |url=https://kyantechnologies.com/translational-biobank/ |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=KYAN Technologies |language=en}}</ref>. | ||
==Traction== | ==Traction== | ||
KYAN Technologies received Singapore licensing approval for it's clinical laboratory facility in late May 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-05-29 |title=Singapore becomes the first country to approve Optim.AI™, KYAN's Personalized Medicine Solution for cancer patients |url=https://kyantechnologies.com/singapore-becomes-the-first-country-to-approve-optim-ai-kyans-personalized-medicine-solution-for-cancer-patients/ |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=KYAN Technologies |language=en-US}}</ref>. Their facility is located in [[Temasek Life Science Laboratory]]. Their initial services included laboratory developed tests for lymphoma cases, research for other cancer indications, and development of novel biopharmaceutical assets. | |||
== | In February 2025, the startup announced a collaboration with OncoCare Malaysia to expand the use of KYAN Technologies' testing platform<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-02-05 |title=KYAN Technologies announces collaboration with OncoCare Malaysia |url=https://kyantechnologies.com/kyan-technologies-announces-collaboration-with-oncocare-malaysia/ |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=KYAN Technologies |language=en-US}}</ref>. | ||
In March 2025, KYAN Technologies entered a collaboration with Mayo Clinic Laboratories to validate and provide the startup's testing platform across the United States<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-03-13 |title=Mayo Clinic Laboratories and KYAN Technologies enter a collaboration to expand patients’ access to cancer testing |url=https://kyantechnologies.com/mayo-clinic-laboratories-and-kyan-technologies-enter-a-collaboration-to-expand-patients-access-to-cancer-testing/ |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=KYAN Technologies |language=en-US}}</ref>. | |||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
KYAN Technologies raised US$5 million in pre-Series A funding from lead investor [[Altara Ventures]] in October 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chong |first=Jinn Xiung |title=Biotech Startup Kyan Therapeutics Closes US$5m Oversubscribed Pre-Series A Round |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/gen-t/leadership/biotech-startup-kyan-therapeutics-raises-us5-million-pre-series-a-round |url-status=live}}</ref> | KYAN Technologies raised US$5 million in pre-Series A funding from lead investor [[Altara Ventures]] in October 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chong |first=Jinn Xiung |title=Biotech Startup Kyan Therapeutics Closes US$5m Oversubscribed Pre-Series A Round |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/gen-t/leadership/biotech-startup-kyan-therapeutics-raises-us5-million-pre-series-a-round |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Startup/Funding history}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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