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Developing Fluorescent Biomarkers to Improve
Patient Outcomes

Our Mission: To become the world leader in fluorescence based diagnostics and surgical support.

Cancer removal is challenging ... 

Lung Cancer:

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https://seer.cancer.gov

... and incomplete removal leads to recurrence. 

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Colorectal Cancer:
Cervical Cancer:
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Reiner et al. Neoplasia 2012, 14:169–17.

But using fluorescent biomarkers allows clinicians to more effectively find and remove cancer.

Our proprietary technology is a fluorescent small molecule, PARPi-FL, that detects overexpression of PARP, a DNA repair enzyme, which is common in many cancers. Thus, our technology specifically targets oral cancer, enabling earlier, more accurate detection.

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Summit is developing fluorescent biomarkers that target PARP, an enzyme that is over expressed by many cancers.

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Tang et al. (2017) PNAS and unpublished data. 

Thurber et al. Nat Commun 2013, 4, 1504.

Pipeline

Initial development targets:

         PARPi-FL for margin detection (head & neck, cervical, skin, colorectal)

         SBI-002 for fluorescence guided surgery (breast)

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