{"id":388,"date":"2021-06-28T13:18:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/?page_id=388"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:54:49","slug":"startup-companies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/startup-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">The MIDD has worked with several local startup companies. Some of these companies were founded after significant research was conduced in collaboration with the MIDD. The Institute offers fee for service to companies that have limited research space or are interested in specific services. The industry projects are supported by academic research groups. This format provides valuable industry experience for students and hiring opportunities for companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-mb-80\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.estrigenix.com\"><strong>Estrigenix\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Estrigenix&#8217;s lead compound selectively binds the estrogen receptor beta receptor and is currently in development for hot flashes and dementia. (William Donaldson, CEO)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t3biosci.com\">T3 Bioscience<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">T3 Bioscience is developing new anti-pathogens based on bacteria and small molecules. (Daniel Burgin, CEO)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.function-therapeutics.com\"><strong>Function Therapeutics\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Function Therapeutics develops anti-inflammatory agents called parmodulins, which interact with protease-activated receptor 1. (Chris Dockendorff, CEO)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simmaronresearch.com\"><b>Simmaron Research<\/b><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Focuses on the develop an animal model of chronic fatigue syndrome and subsequent treatments. (Gunnar Gottschalk and Avik Roy)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simmpyrapharmaceuticals.com\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/synxttherapeutics.com\"><b>SynXT Therapeutics<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Focuses on the development of small molecule cancer treatments. (Taufeeque Ali, CEO)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simmpyrapharmaceuticals.com\"><b>Simmpyra Pharmaceuticals<\/b><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Targeting STAT3 for novel cancer treatments.\u00a0(Avik Roy, CEO)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\"><b>Elafar Therapeutics <\/b><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Development of a novel HDACi for increased memory performance in neurodegenerative diseases. 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