Lava Therapeutics

Innovation in ENGAGING GAMMA DELTA T CELLS to potently and precisely fight cancer

At LAVA, we are focused on developing our Gammabody platform to transform cancer therapy. Our Gammabody platform generates bispecific gamma delta T cell engagers that specifically activate a unique and relatively abundant effector gamma-delta T cell subset called Vγ9Vδ2 (Vgamma9 Vdelta2) T cells. This approach is designed to complement natural tumor recognition, direct Vγ9Vδ2 T cells to the tumor, selectively kill cancer cells and trigger an immune response cascade.  Our Gammabody® platform drug candidates have, in preclinical studies, demonstrated superior efficacy and safety profiles compared to other bispecific T cell engagers approaches in preclinical studies and show preferential activity against tumor cells thereby potentially limiting toxicity in healthy tissue. To date, we are the only company developing bispecific gamma delta T cell engaging antibodies for the treatment of cancer.

Steve  Hurly

Steve Hurly

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Board of Director
Ton  Adang

Ton Adang

  • Chief Development Officer
Amy  Garabedian

Amy Garabedian

  • General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Charles  Morris

Charles Morris

  • Chief Medical Officer
Oxana  Polyakova

Oxana Polyakova

  • Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
Fred M.  Powell

Fred M. Powell

  • CFO: Chief Financial Officer
Hans van der  Vliet

Hans van der Vliet

  • Head of Innovation