Company Profile

AcuityBio Corporation (AKA: Fifth Base LLC)
Profile last edited on: 9/25/2019      CAGE: 480J2      UEI: X3NRJLJGCBM7

Business Identifier: Bio-compatible, biodegradable, drug-eluting surgical implant: prevent post-surgical lung cancer recurrence
Year Founded
2005
First Award
2008
Latest Award
2013
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

200 Upland Road
Newton, MA 02460
   (617) 515-9671
   info@acuitybio.com
   www.acuitybio.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 04
County: Middlesex

Public Profile

Formerly known as Fifth Base, LLC, AcuityBio,Inc is structured around commercialization of novel polymer drug-delivery technologies to treat various types of early stage, soft tissue cancers. The company’s lead product candidate – ABC 103 – utilizes the FDA-approved drug paclitaxel with 510(k) cleared components, creating a proprietary solution to prevent post surgical lung cancer recurrence. ABC 103 is designed to be administered at the time of re-section with approved endoscopic cutting staplers as part of standard surgical procedures enabling localized and sustained levels of paclitaxel for more than 60 days to at-risk sites thereby preventing reoccurrence. AcuityBio’ ABC drug delivery platform technology can Bbe used to deliver many compounds and ABC 103 itself can be safely administered as an adjuvant to immune oncology drugs to enhance their efficacy

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
5-9
Revenue Range
.5M-1M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
5-9

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2013 1 NIH $235,568
Project Title: Biodegradable Drug-Eluting Surgical Meshes with Tunable Release Kinetics
2012 2 NIH $1,754,278
Project Title: Prevention of Tumor Recurrence Following Surgical Resection
2008 1 NIH $165,920
Project Title: Functional Vectors for Treatment of Mesothelioma

Key People / Management

  Jay Schwartz -- Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

  Natalia Balabai

  Mark Grinstaff -- Founder

  Alain Hanover -- Founder

  John 'jay' Schwartz -- Founder

  Jesse Wolinsky -- Founder

  Jesse B Wolinsky -- Co-Founder and Director of Research