Last updated 2026-07-26
- Raised $30M Undisclosed Round led by National Institute of Health (NIH), Dec 2017
Total raised
$30.0M
Last: Undisclosed Round 2018-01
Stage
Seed
Founded
2005
Headcount
68
HQ
Ramat Gan, Israel
Sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences
About
Anima Biotech is a Tech.Bio company that operates at the intersection of mRNA biology and AI. The company is developing the mRNA Lightning™ Platform for the discovery of small molecule mRNA drugs and novel mRNA biology targets. This platform integrates mRNA biology with AI imaging technologies to visualize the entire life cycle of mRNA in cells and decode the mRNA biology underlying diseases. Anima Biotech utilizes millions of images from both healthy and diseased cells to train disease-specific mRNA image analysis neural networks to recognize disease signatures and mRNA biology pathways that underlie disease phenotypes.
Funding history · 1 round · $30.0M total
2017-12
Undisclosed Round
$30.0M
★ National Institute of Health (NIH)
Headcount over time
From 15 (2018-10) to 61 (2026-03) · +46 (+307%) · 51 points · source: Finder history + radar grounding
Q&A
- What is Anima Biotech's primary focus?
- Anima Biotech is a Tech.Bio company that operates at the intersection of mRNA biology and AI, focusing on the discovery of small molecule mRNA drugs and novel mRNA biology targets through its mRNA Lightning™ Platform.
- How many employees does Anima Biotech currently have?
- Anima Biotech has 68 employees, falling within the 51-200 employee bucket.
- When was Anima Biotech founded?
- Anima Biotech was founded in 2005.
- What is the total amount of funding Anima Biotech has raised to date?
- Anima Biotech has raised a total of $30,000,000 USD.
- Has Anima Biotech established any strategic collaborations with pharmaceutical companies?
- Yes, Anima Biotech has established strategic collaborations with pharmaceutical companies including Lilly, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and AbbVie for partnered programs.
- What is the status of Anima Biotech's product development?
- Anima Biotech's product development is currently in the clinical trial stage.
- What are some of the therapeutic areas Anima Biotech's wholly-owned pipeline programs target?
- Anima Biotech's wholly-owned pipeline programs are in fibrosis (collagen I mRNA biology modulators), oncology (c-Myc mRNA biology modulators and mutation-agnostic mKras mRNA biology modulators), and neuroscience (Tau for Alzheimer's disease and Nav1.7 mRNA biology modulators for pain).
Team · 3
Yochi Slonim
Founder · Co-founder & CEO
Iris Alroy
Founder · Co-founder & CSO
Zeev Smilansky
Founder · Co-founder & CTO
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences
Sub-sectors
Health Tech & Life SciencesPharma & Medical BiotechnologyDrugs Discovery & Development
Technologies
Platforms & InterfacesSoftwareBiologicalsMoleculesArtificial Intelligence
Target customers
Healthcare & Life SciencesLife SciencesPharmaceuticals
Business model
B2B
Highlights
1 PatentsVerified
Tags
immunologydrug-discoverybiotechnologyneurologycancerbiopharmaceuticalproteinspharmaceuticalsartificial-intelligenceoncologyneurosciencepharma-companiespatent-pending
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | animabiotech.com |
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| linkedin.com/company/5385114 | |
| facebook.com/profile.php?id=100062978003577 |
Identifiers & details
| Former names | Anima Cell Metrology |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Employees (exact) | 68 |
| Offices | Bernardsville |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 14 |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | animabiotech.com |
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Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 44 |
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Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 514460773 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2010-06-15 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2024 |
| Active charges / liens | 0 |
| Registry events | 0 |
| Registered address | שוהם 2 רמת גן |