Think Bioscience Inc.
Developing small-molecule drugs for historically challenging targets by using synthetic biology to uncover novel mechanisms of biomolecular engagement.
The University of Colorado Connection
is a °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï-based synthetic biology company with strong roots at CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï. The company was spun out of 's lab (CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and BioFrontiers Institute), where its foundational technology, leveraging microbial systems to discover small-molecule drugs for previously “undruggableâ€� targets, was developed. Its lead programs, including inhibitors of PTP1B, emerged directly from this academic research.
Funding Status and Investment Opportunities
- Industry Applications: Health and Wellness, Biotech​, Therapeutics
- Funding Round: Series B
- Contact for Investment Inquiries: , jfox@thinkbioscience.com
In the News
- Colorado BioScience Association announces eight CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï companies will present at 2026 Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference (2026, CBSA)
- Think Bioscience raises $55M in oversubscribed Series A (2026)
- Think Bioscience, a CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï spinout, raises $26M to find ‘pockets’ for drug therapies (2024)
- Six CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï startups selected to present at the Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference (2024)
- Jerome Fox elevated to senior member of prestigious National Academy of Inventors (2024)
- CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï spinout Think Bioscience raises $17M to target undruggable proteins (2022)
Venture Partners Programs​
- Destination Startup (2022)
- Lab Venture ChallengeÌý(2020)
- Intellectual Property Management (2018)
Technology Development Funding

U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
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